African grey flycatcher

African grey flycatcher
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Bradornis
Species: B. microrhynchus
Binomial name
Bradornis microrhynchus
(Reichenow, 1887)
Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania

The African grey flycatcher or large flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

Taxonomy

The subspecies B. m. pumilus is sometimes considered a full species, the Ethiopian grey flycatcher (Bradornis pumilus).

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

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