Pale flycatcher


The pale flycatcher is a passerine bird of the Old [World flycatcher] family Muscicapidae, native to Sub-Saharan Africa.

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. It was subsequently moved to the genus Agricola based on a study published in 2023.

Range

It is widely present across Sub-Saharan Africa, although absent in the Congo Basin and Southern Africa.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.