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African Grey Flycatcher (Ethiopian)
Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus (Sharpe, RB 1895)
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
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Bradornis
Scientific:
Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus
Original description
Citation:
(Sharpe, RB 1895)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1895, pt.3 p.480
Imprint year:
1895
Protonym:
Bradyornis pumilus
Type locality:
Hargeisa, British Somaliland.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/97158#page/582/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
AA6F98CCEA79A646
Avibase ID:
avibase-AA6F98CC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AA6F98CC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 925990
Geographic range:
- Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus: central Ethiopia to northern Somalia
Source: Clements checklist
Large Flycatcher (pumilus)
Bulgarian:
Африканска сива мухоловка (ssp. pumilus)
Catalan:
papamosques beccurt (pumilus)
Danish:
Askegrå Fluesnapper (Ogaden)
German:
Strichelkopfschnäpper (pumilus)
Spanish:
Papamoscas Piquicorto (pumilus)
Spanish (Spain):
Papamoscas piquicorto (pumilus)
Estonian:
võseriku-kärbsenäpp (ssp. pumilus)
Finnish:
harmaasavannisieppo (pumilus)
French:
Gobemouche à petit bec (pumilus)
Croatian:
istočnoafrička muharica (pumilus)
Japanese (romaji):
haiirohitaki (pumilus)
Japanese:
ハイイロヒタキ（pumilus）
Dutch:
Streepkopvliegenvanger (pumilus)
Norwegian:
tornfluesnapper (pumilus)
Polish:
mucharka szara (pumilus)
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-moscas-de-bico-curto (pumilus)
Russian:
Африканская мухоловка (pumilus)
Slovak:
muchár savanový (skup.)
Serbian:
Bledosiva muharica (etiopska)
Swedish:
törnflugsnappare (pumilus)
Turkish:
Afrika gri sinekkapanı (pumilus)
Ukrainian:
Мухарка попеляста (підвид pumilus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Large Flycatcher (pumilus) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Large Flycatcher (pumilus) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Melaenornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Gobemouche de Sharpe ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Little Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Small Gray Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Grayish Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Grayish Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Grayish Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Grayish Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Grayish Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Grayish Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Grayish Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Grayish Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: African Gray Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: African Gray Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: African Gray Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: African Gray Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: African Gray Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: African Gray Flycatcher (Ethiopian) ( Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Little Grey Flycatcher ( Bradornis pumilus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bradornis pumilus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bradornis pumilus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Bradornis microrhynchus
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Африканска сива мухоловка (ssp. pumilus)
Catalan: papamosques beccurt (pumilus)
Danish: Askegrå Fluesnapper (Ogaden), Ogadenfluesnapper
German: Fantischnäpper, Maricoschnäpper, Strichelkopfschnäpper (pumilus)
English: African Gray Flycatcher (Ethiopian), African Grey Flycatcher (Ethiopian), Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher, Grayish Flycatcher (Ethiopian), Large Flycatcher (pumilus), Little Gray Flycatcher, Little Grey Flycatcher, Mariqua Flycatcher, Small Gray Flycatcher, Small Grey Flycatcher
English (Avilist): African Gray Flycatcher (Ethiopian)
English, HBW: African Grey Flycatcher (Ethiopian)
English (IOC): African Grey Flycatcher (Ethiopian)
English (Kenya): African Grey Flycatcher (Ethiopian)
English (United States): African Gray Flycatcher (Ethiopian)
Spanish: Papamoscas del Marico, Papamoscas Piquicorto (pumilus)
Spanish (Spain): Papamoscas Piquicorto (pumilus)
Spanish (HBW): Grayish Flycatcher (Ethiopian)
Estonian: võseriku-kärbsenäpp (ssp. pumilus)
Finnish: harmaasavannisieppo (pumilus)
French: Gobemouche à petit bec (de Sharpe), Gobemouche à petit bec (pumilus), Gobemouche de Sharpe, Gobemouche du Marico, Gobemouche minuscule
French (Guyane): Gobemouche à petit bec (pumilus)
Croatian: istočnoafrička muharica (pumilus)
Japanese (romaji): haiirohitaki (pumilus)
Japanese: コハイイロヒタキ, ハイイロヒタキ (pumilus), ハイイロヒタキ（pumilus）
Scientific: Bradornis mariquensis, Bradornis mariquensis mariquensis, Bradornis microrhynchus pumilus, Bradornis pallidus pumilus, Bradornis pumilus, Bradyornis pumilus, Melaenornis microrhynchu pumilus, Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus, Melaenornis pumilus
Dutch: Kleine Grijze Vliegenvanger, Streepkopvliegenvanger (pumilus)
Norwegian: tornfluesnapper (pumilus)
Polish: mucharka bialogardla, mucharka białogardła, mucharka szara (pumilus), Muchołówka malutki
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-moscas-de-bico-curto (pumilus)
Russian: Африканская мухоловка (pumilus)
Slovak: muchár savanový, muchár savanový (skup.)
Serbian: Bledosiva muharica (etiopska)
Swedish: törnflugsnappare (pumilus)
Turkish: Afrika gri sinekkapanı (pumilus)
Ukrainian: Мухарка попеляста (підвид pumilus)
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