African Grey Flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus)

Other Names (World)
African Grey Flycatcher, African Gray Flycatcher, Grey Flycatcher, Gray Flycatcher, Greyish Flycatcher, Grayish Flycatcher, Large Flycatcher, Little Grey Flycatcher (pumilus, neumanni), Little Gray Flycatcher (pumilus, neumanni)

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1887)

Range (Guide)

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

African Grey Flycatcher (Melaenornis microrhynchus) [XC300449]
by Peter Boesman from Awash National Park, Ethiopia (call)

African Grey Flycatcher (Melaenornis microrhynchus) [XC267773]
by Peter Boesman from Awash National Park, Ethiopia (call)

Subspecies
Genus often merged with Melaenornis. Morphologically distinctive subspecies pumilus has been regarded as a separate species, sometimes with neumanni as a subspecies.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

pumilus (Sharpe, 1895) - Central Ethiopia and northern Somalia. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher (Agricola pumilus).
neumanni (Hilgert, 1908) - Southern Sudan, southern Ethiopia, northern Kenya and central Somalia.
burae (Traylor, 1970) - South-eastern Somalia and eastern Kenya.
microrhynchus (Reichenow, 1887) - South-western Kenya and north, central and western Tanzania.
taruensis (van Someren, 1921) - South-eastern Kenya.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for African Grey Flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus) - 10 files

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