Avibase: Agricola infuscatus placidus (Chat Flycatcher (placidus))

Chat Flycatcher (placidus)

Agricola infuscatus placidus (Clancey, PA 1958)

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Agricola
Scientific:
  Agricola infuscatus placidus

Original description

Citation:
(Clancey, PA 1958)

Reference:
Durban Mus. Novit. 5 (10) p.135

Protonym:
Bradornis infuscatus placidus

Type locality:
Kakia (= Khakhea), southern Bechuanaland Protectorate, lat. 24° 45' S., long. 23° 25' E.

Link:
https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA0012723X_1406

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
4C57C397E8B4D337

Avibase ID:
avibase-4C57C397

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4C57C397

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 921379

Geographic range:

Agricola infuscatus placidus: Botswana (except far west and southwest) and north-central South Africa

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Chat Flycatcher (placidus)
French:
Gobemouche traquet (placidus)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Agricola infuscatus placidus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Melaenornis infuscatus placidus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Melaenornis infuscatus placidus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Agricola infuscatus placidus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Melaenornis infuscatus placidus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Melaenornis infuscatus placidus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Bradornis infuscatus placidus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Bradornis infuscatus placidus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Bradornis infuscatus placidus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Bradornis infuscatus placidus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Bradornis infuscatus placidus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Chat Flycatcher (placidus) ( Melaenornis infuscatus placidus)
Avilist 2025: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Agricola infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Melaenornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bradornis infuscatus placidus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Agricola infuscatus

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