Kingdom Animalia Genus Melaenornis Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Muscicapidae Scientific name Bradornis mariquensis Higher classification Bradornis Order Passerine | |
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Similar Chat flycatcher, Melaenornis, Fiscal flycatcher, Southern black flycatcher, Pale flycatcher | ||
Marico flycatcher
The Marico flycatcher or Mariqua flycatcher (Melaenornis mariquensis) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is found in areas of southern Africa.
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Marico flycatcher
Taxonomy
The Marico flycatcher was previously placed in the genus Bradornis but was moved to Melaenornis based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010.
Range
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Habitat
Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
References
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