Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Muiskleurvlieëvanger
Common Names in English:
Mouse-coloured Flycatcher, Pale Flycatcher, Pallid Flycatcher
Common Names in French:
Gobemouche p?le
Common Names in German:
Fahlschnäpper
Common Names in Japanese:
ハイイロヒタキ
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,887 meters (0 to 6,191 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 2 Savanna
- 2.1 Savanna - Dry
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land
- 14.4 Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Parvorder:
Passerida
()
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
()
- Family:
Muscicapidae
()
- Subfamily:
Muscicapinae
()
- Tribe:
Muscicapini
()
- Tribe:
Muscicapini
(
- Subfamily:
Muscicapinae
(
- Family:
Muscicapidae
(
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Bradornis pallidus (von Muller, 1851) • Bradornis pallidus< /i> (Von Muller
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Bradornis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species and subspecies in this genus:
B. infuscatus (African Brown Flycatcher) · B. mariquensis (Mariqua Flycatcher) · B. microrhynchus (African Grey Flycatcher) · B. microrhynchus microrhynchus (African Grey Flycatcher) · B. pallidus (Mouse-Coloured Flycatcher) · B. pallidus pallidus (Mouse-Coloured Flycatcher) · B. pumilus (Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 223, p. 228, p. 483, p. 490, p. 504.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 372, p. 460.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 79 1936 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 136, p. 95.
- Proceedings of the International Ornithological Congress. [Canberra, etc.]: Australian Academy of Science [etc.] url p. 512.
- With flashlight and rifle, a record of hunting adventures and of studies in wildlife in Equatorial East-Africa. Translated by Frederic Whyte. Introduction by Sir H.H. Johnston. London, Hutchinson, 1906. url p. 769.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2009. Bradornis pallidus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 26, 2007:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4701
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-558918
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13282184
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 558918
- IUCN ID: 195872
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 130007
Footnotes
- Mean = 745.070 meters (2,444.455 feet), Standard Deviation = 367.160 based on 1,234 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
