Alternative name: Marico Flycatcher
- Bradornis mariquensis
Identification
18 cm (7 in)
- Mid-brown head, sides of neck and upperparts
- Brownish or pale lores
- Thin buff eyeright
- Dark brown upperwing
Distribution
Southern Africa:
Western Africa: found in Angola
Eastern Africa: Zambia
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
Taxonomy
It's sometimes placed in the genus Melaenornis.
Subspecies
Bradornis mariquensis has three subspecies:[1]
- B. m. acaciae
- Southern Angola to south-western Botswana and Northern Cape (South Africa)
- B. m. mariquensis
- Southern Botswana to western Zimbabwe and north-central South Africa
- B. m. territinctus
Habitat
Dry woodland savanna with acacia and tall thorns.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a variety of insects, including termites, flies, black ants and beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mariqua Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mariqua_Flycatcher
External Links
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