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Species of bird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Marico flycatcher or Mariqua flycatcher (Bradornis mariquensis) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is found in areas of southern Africa.
Marico flycatcher | |
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M. m. acaciae in Etosha, Namibia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Genus: | Bradornis |
Species: | B. mariquensis |
Binomial name | |
Bradornis mariquensis Smith, 1847 | |
Synonyms | |
Melaenornis mariquensis |
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.[2][3]
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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