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 LC    Mariqua Flycatcher* Id (Atlas):
    Bradornis mariquensis

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Mariqua Flycatcher, Marico Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Smith, 1847

Habitat
Dry savanna.

Range (Guide)
Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a soft 'tsii-cheruk-tukk'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

 
Marico Flycatcher (Melaenornis mariquensis) [XC715832]
     by Dries Van de Loock from Pomfret (near Bray), Bophirima, North West, South Africa (alarm call, call)

 
Marico Flycatcher (Melaenornis mariquensis) [XC346873]
     by Tony Archer from Etosha National Park, Namibia (call)

Subspecies
Genus often merged with Melaenornis.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

  • acaciae (Irwin, 1957)   -  Southern Angola, Namibia (except Caprivi Strip), south-western Botswana and adjacent northern South Africa (northern northern Cape).
  • territinctus Clancey, 1979   -  North-eastern Namibia (R Okavango) and north-western Botswana.
  • mariquensis Smith, 1847   -  South-western Zambia (Senanga, Sesheke, Mulanga), north-eastern Namibia (eastern Caprivi Strip), Botswana (except north-western and south-west), south-western and central Zimbabwe (north-east to Harare) and northern South Africa (North West Province, western northern Province). Also marginally southern Mozambique (Limpopo Valley).



References
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Files:
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