Biology:African grey flycatcher
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Short description: Species of bird
| African grey flycatcher | |
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| Lake Baringo, Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Melaenornis |
| Species: | M. microrhynchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Melaenornis microrhynchus (Reichenow, 1887)
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| Synonyms | |
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Bradornis microrhynchus | |
The African grey flycatcher, grayish flycatcher, or large flycatcher (Melaenornis microrhynchus) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that occurs in parts of East Africa.
Taxonomy
The African grey flycatcher was previously placed in the genus Bradornis but was moved to Melaenornis based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010.[1][2] The subspecies M. m. pumilus is sometimes considered a full species, the Ethiopian grey flycatcher (Melaenornis 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
- ↑ Sangster, G.; Alström, P.; Forsmark, E.; Olsson, U. (2010). "Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of Old World chats and flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly at family, subfamily and genus level (Aves: Muscicapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 380–392. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.008. PMID 20656044.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/chats/.
Wikidata ☰ Q1316516 entry
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