Pale flycatcher
Species of bird
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The pale flycatcher (Agricola pallidus) is a passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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| Pale flycatcher | |
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| in Kenya | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Agricola |
| Species: | A. pallidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Agricola pallidus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Musicapa pallida (protonym) | |
Taxonomy
The pale 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.[3] It was subsequently moved to the genus Agricola based on a study published in 2023.[4][5]
Range
It is widely present across Sub-Saharan Africa, although absent in the Congo Basin and Southern Africa.[1]
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