Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Muscicapidae > Bradornis > Bradornis microrhynchusBradornis microrhynchus (African Grey Flycatcher)Synonyms: Melaenornis microrhynchus (homotypic); Melaenornis microrhynchus microrhynchus; Melaenornis microrhynchus pumilus The African grey flycatcher, grayish flycatcher or large flycatcher ( Bradornis (Melaenornis) microrhynchus) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that occurs in parts of East Africa. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 8.76973 EDGE Score: 2.27929 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 19 grams | | Birth Weight [1] | 2.2 grams |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 100 % | | Forages - Ground [2] | 100 % | | | Clutch Size [4] | 2 | | Incubation [3] | 12 days |
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| Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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East African montane forests |
Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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East Sudanian savanna |
Chad, Central African Republic, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Arc forests |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Ethiopian montane forests |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands |
Ethiopia, Eritrea |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Hobyo grasslands and shrublands |
Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Itigi-Sumbu thicket |
Tanzania, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands |
Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Northeastern Congolian lowland forests |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Republic of the Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic |
Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Serengeti volcanic grasslands |
Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Somali montane xeric woodlands |
Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic |
Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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| Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Amboseli National Park |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Arbowerow |
Somalia |
A3, A4iii |
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Awash National Park |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Balcad Nature Reserve |
Somalia |
A2, A3 |
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Boorama plains |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Dawa: Wachile |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Dida Galgalu desert |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Far Waamo |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Gacan Libaax |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Jasiira lagoon and Muqdisho islets |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Katavi National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Kidepo Valley National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Laag Badaana |
Somalia |
A1, A3 |
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Laag Dheere |
Somalia |
A3 |
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Lake Baringo |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Lake Bogoria National Reserve |
Kenya |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Chew Bahir |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Eyasi |
Tanzania |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Magadi |
Kenya |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Manyara National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Nakuru National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Natron and Engaruka basin |
Tanzania |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Turkana |
Kenya |
A4i, A4iii |
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Lascaanod: Taleex: Ceel Chebet |
Somalia |
A1, A3 |
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Longido Game Controlled Area |
Tanzania |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Lower Wabi Shebelle river and Warder |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Machakos valleys |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Masai Mara |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Meru National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mkomazi Game Reserve |
Tanzania |
A1, A3 |
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Mount Moroto Forest Reserve |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mwea National Reserve |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Nairobi National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A4ii |
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir |
Tanzania |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Ol Donyo Sabache |
Kenya |
A1 |
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Omo National Park |
Ethiopia |
A3 |
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Ruaha National Park |
Tanzania |
A3, A4i |
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Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Saylac |
Somalia |
A3 |
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Serengeti National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Shaba National Reserve |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Sof Omar |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3 |
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South Nguruman |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Tana River Forests |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Tarangire National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Tsavo East National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A3 |
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Tsavo West National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A3 |
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Usangu flats |
Tanzania |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Wembere steppe |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Xarardheere: Awale Rugno |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Yabello Sanctuary |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Yangudi-Rassa National Park |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3 |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa |
Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania |
No |
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Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
No |
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Horn of Africa |
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Oman, Somalia, Yemen |
No |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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