African Grey Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchusReichenow, A, 1887
English (US) African Gray Flycatcher
UK name: African Grey Flycatcher
The African Grey Flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Bradornis microrhynchus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Gray Flycatcher
- English (UK)
- African Grey Flycatcher
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1887
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Bradornis microrhynchus microrhynchus
- Bradornis microrhynchus neumanni
- Bradornis microrhynchus burae
- Bradornis microrhynchus taruensis
- Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bradyornis microrhyncha
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1887
- Type locality
- Irangi (= Kondoa Irangi) district, Tanganyika.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 35, no.177 p.62
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Artomyias fuliginosa
Dusky-blue Flycatcher
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Marico Flycatcher
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Humblot's Flycatcher
Humblotia flavirostris
Grey-streaked Flycatcher
Muscicapa griseisticta
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Muscicapa ferruginea
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher
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