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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== |
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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
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia
Taxonomy
Five subspecies recognized.[1]
- B. m. neumanni:
- 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.
Like all members of the genus Bradornis this species is sometimes included in Melaenornis as Melaenornis microrhynchus[2].
Habitat
Dry country.
Behaviour
It is generally to be found in pairs or small family groups.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Grey Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Grey_Flycatcher