Alternative names: Large Flycatcher; Large Grey Flycatcher; Grayish 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 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Grey_Flycatcher
