Marico flycatcher
Species of bird
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Bradornis |
| Species: | B. mariquensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bradornis mariquensis Smith, 1847 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melaenornis mariquensis | |
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.[2][3]
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