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Large or Little Grey Flycatcher
Melaenornis [microrhynchus or pumilus] (= Melaenornis microrhynchus) (Reichenow, A 1887)
The African grey flycatcher, grayish flycatcher, or large flycatcher is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that occurs in parts of East Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Melaenornis
Scientific:
Melaenornis microrhynchus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Melaenornis
Scientific:
Melaenornis microrhynchus
Original description
Citation:
(Reichenow, A 1887)
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
35 p.62
Protonym:
Bradyornis microrhyncha
Type locality:
Irangi (= Kondoa Irangi) district, Tanganyika.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101740#page/74/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E281D78394A70AB7
Avibase ID:
avibase-E281D783
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E281D783
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558917
Geographic range:
- Melaenornis pumilus: Central Ethiopia to n Somalia
- Melaenornis microrhynchus microrhynchus: SW Kenya to w Tanzania and ne Zambia
- Melaenornis microrhynchus neumanni: southeastern South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, central and southern Somalia, northern Uganda, and northern Kenya
- Melaenornis microrhynchus burae: E Kenya to se Somalia
- Melaenornis microrhynchus taruensis: SE Kenya
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Source: Clements checklist
Large or Little Grey Flycatcher
French:
Gobemouche à petit bec ou G. de Sharpe
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Large or Little Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [microrhynchus or pumilus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Large or Little Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [microrhynchus or pumilus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Large or Little Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [microrhynchus or pumilus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Large or Little Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [microrhynchus or pumilus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Large or Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis [microrhynchus or pumilus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Large or Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis [microrhynchus or pumilus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Large or Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis [microrhynchus or pumilus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Large or Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis [microrhynchus or pumilus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Large or Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis [microrhynchus or pumilus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Large or Little Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [microrhynchus or pumilus]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Gobemouche à petit bec ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Large Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Grayish Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: African Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Large Gray Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Melaenornis microrhynchus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Melaenornis microrhynchus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Melaenornis microrhynchus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Large Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: African Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): African Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis microrhynchus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: papamosques de bec curt
Czech: lejsek šedohnědý, Lejsek štíhlozobý
Danish: Askegrå Fluesnapper
German: Fatuhivamonarch, Strichelkopfschnäpper
English: African Gray Flycatcher, African Grey Flycatcher, Gray Flycatcher, Grayish Flycatcher, Grey Flycatcher, Large Flycatcher, Large Gray Flycatcher, Large Grey Flycatcher, Large or Little Grey Flycatcher
English, HBW: African Grey Flycatcher
English (IOC): African Grey Flycatcher
English (Kenya): African Grey Flycatcher
English (United States): African Gray Flycatcher
Esperanto: Griza bradorno
Spanish: Papamoscas Gris, Papamoscas Piquicorto
Spanish (Spain): Papamoscas Piquicorto
Spanish (HBW): Grayish Flycatcher
Finnish: Harmaasavannisieppo
French: Gobemouche à petit bec, Gobemouche à petit bec ou G. de Sharpe
Croatian: istočnoafrička muharica
Italian: Pigliamosche grigio, Pigliamosche grigio africano
Japanese (romaji): haiirohitaki, kobashimujihitaki
Japanese: コバシムジヒタキ, ハイイロヒタキ
Scientific: Bradornis [microrhynchus or pumilus], Bradornis microrhynchus, Bradornis microrhynchus microrhynchus, Bradyornis [sic] microrhyncha, Bradyornis microrhyncha, Melaenornis [microrhynchus or pumilus], Melaenornis microrhynchus, Melaenornis microrhynchus microrhynchus
Lithuanian: Pilkoji savaninė musinukė
Dutch: Streepkopvliegenvanger, Streepkop-vliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tornflugesnappar
Norwegian: Tornfluesnapper
Polish: mucharka szara
Portuguese: papa-moscas-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-moscas-de-bico-curto
Russian: Африканская мухоловка, Пепельная саванная мухоловка
Slovak: muchár malozobý
Serbian: Bledosiva muharica
Swedish: Askgrå flugsnäppare, törnflugsnappare
Swahili: Shore Kijivu
Turkish: Afrika gri sinekkapanı
Ukrainian: Мухарка попеляста
Chinese: 非洲灰鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 灰慢鶲
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