Bradornis
Encyclopedia
Bradornis is a genus
of small passerine
bird
s in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatcher
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small passerine
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatcher
Old World flycatcher
The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine birds mostly restricted to the Old World. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing.-Characteristics:...
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Species
- Pale FlycatcherPale FlycatcherThe Pale Flycatcher is a bird species of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, found in Africa.- Range :It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea,...
, Bradornis pallidus - Chat FlycatcherChat FlycatcherThe Chat Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.-See also:*African Grey Flycatcher, Bradornis microrhynchus*Chat Flycatcher, Bradornis infuscatus*Mariqua Flycatcher, Bradornis mariquensis...
, Bradornis infuscatus - Mariqua FlycatcherMariqua FlycatcherThe Mariqua Flycatcher or Marico Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.- Range :It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.-References:...
, Bradornis mariquensis - African Grey Flycatcher, Bradornis microrhynchus