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'''Alternative name: Large Flycatcher; Large Grey Flycatcher''' | '''Alternative name: Large Flycatcher; Large Grey Flycatcher''' | ||
[[Image:African Grey FlycatcherMH.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Mick+Harris|Mick Harris}} <br /> [[Tanzania]], November, 2017]] | [[Image:African Grey FlycatcherMH.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Mick+Harris|Mick Harris}} <br /> [[Tanzania]], November, 2017]] | ||
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See here for [[Muscicapa epulata]] (Little Grey Flycatcher) | See here for [[Muscicapa epulata]] (Little Grey Flycatcher) | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 14 cm (5½ in) | ||
| + | *Grey upperparts, sides of head, neck, scapulars and uppertail-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Image:Large_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|balticbird|balticbird}} <br /> [[Ethiopia]], February 1997]] | [[Image:Large_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|balticbird|balticbird}} <br /> [[Ethiopia]], February 1997]] | ||
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[[Africa]]:<br /> | [[Africa]]:<br /> | ||
'''Western Africa''': [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]]<br /> | '''Western Africa''': [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]]<br /> | ||
'''Eastern Africa''': [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]] | '''Eastern Africa''': [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Like all members of the genus [[:Category:Bradornis|Bradornis]] this species is sometimes included in [[:Category:Melaenornis|Melaenornis]] as ''Melaenornis microrhynchus''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Five subspecies recognized.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup><br /> | Five subspecies recognized.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup><br /> | ||
*''B. m. neumanni'': | *''B. m. neumanni'': | ||
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Sometimes ''Bradornis pumilus'' is split from this species, called Little Grey Flycatcher, Ethiopian Flycatcher or Small Grey Flycatcher. | Sometimes ''Bradornis pumilus'' is split from this species, called Little Grey Flycatcher, Ethiopian Flycatcher or Small Grey Flycatcher. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dry country. | + | Dry country, open thornbush and scrub, including acacia. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | They are generally to be found in pairs or small family groups. | |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of caterpillars, insect larvae, moths, grasshoppers and beetles. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|flycatcher+microrhynchus}} <!--- Comment: attempt at making the search inclusive of both genus names ---> | {{GSearch|flycatcher+microrhynchus}} <!--- Comment: attempt at making the search inclusive of both genus names ---> | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bradornis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bradornis]] | ||
Revision as of 01:09, 17 February 2018
Alternative name: Large Flycatcher; Large Grey Flycatcher
- Bradornis microrhynchus
Includes: Little Grey Flycatcher (or Ethiopian or Small Grey Flycatcher)
See here for Muscicapa epulata (Little Grey Flycatcher)
Identification
14 cm (5½ in)
- Grey upperparts, sides of head, neck, scapulars and uppertail-coverts
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo
Eastern Africa: South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia
Taxonomy
Like all members of the genus Bradornis this species is sometimes included in Melaenornis as Melaenornis microrhynchus[2].
Subspecies
Five subspecies recognized.[1]
- B. m. neumanni:
- Southeastern South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, central and southern Somalia, northern Uganda, and northern Kenya
- B. m. pumilus:
- B. m. burae:
- B. m. microrhynchus:
- B. m. taruensis:
- South-eastern Kenya
Sometimes Bradornis pumilus is split from this species, called Little Grey Flycatcher, Ethiopian Flycatcher or Small Grey Flycatcher.
Habitat
Dry country, open thornbush and scrub, including acacia.
Behaviour
They are generally to be found in pairs or small family groups.
Diet
Their diet consists of caterpillars, insect larvae, moths, grasshoppers and beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Grey Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Grey_Flycatcher
