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Bradornis
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Bradornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatchers. They are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyMuscicapidae
Observations recorded132,739

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
10
With media
2
Family
Muscicapidae
Collections
CUMV, WFVZ, CLO, GNM
Recorded in
Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, Angola

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Muscicapidae
Image
Melaenornis mariquensis.jpg
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Commons category
Melaenornis
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Bradornis
topic's main category
Category:Bradornis
Commons gallery
Melaenornis
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • References

Bradornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatchers. They are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa.

==Taxonomy== The genus Bradornis was introduced in 1847 by the Scottish zoologist Andrew Smith to accommodate a single species, the Marico flycatcher, which is therefore the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek bradus meaning "slow" or "sluggish" and ornis meaning "bird". The genus Bradornis was resurrected to accommodate a clade of species from other genera based on molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2016 and 2023.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bradornis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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