African Grey Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: Large Flycatcher; Large Grey Flycatcher

Photo by balticbird
Ethiopia, February 1997

Bradornis microrhynchus

Includes: Little Grey Flycatcher (or Ethiopian or Small Grey Flycatcher)
See here for Muscicapa epulata (Little Grey Flycatcher)

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:

• South-eastern Sudan to southern Ethiopia, central Somalia, northern Kenya and north-eastern Uganda

• B. m. pumilus:

• Central Ethiopia to northern Somalia

• B. m. burae:

• Eastern Kenya to south-eastern Somalia

• B. m. microrhynchus:

• South-western Kenya to western Tanzania and north-eastern Zambia

• B. m. taruensis:

• South-eastern Kenya

Sometimes Bradornis pumilus is split from this species, called Little Grey Flycatcher, Ethiopian Flycatcher or Small Grey Flycatcher.

Some authorities now use Melaenornis microrhynchus^[2]
for this species.

Habitat

Dry country.

Behaviour

It is generally to be found in pairs or small family groups.

References

1. 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.
2. Avibase

• List of references

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

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