Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Mariqua Flycatcher (Bradornis mariquensis) - HBW 11, p. 105
French: Gobemouche du Marico
German: Maricoschnäpper
Spanish: Papamoscas del Marico
Other common names: Marico Flycatcher
Taxonomy: Bradornis Mariquensis A. Smith, 1847, Marico River, northern South Africa.
Genus often merged with Melaenornis. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- acaciae Irwin, 1957 - S Angola, Namibia (except Caprivi Strip), SW Botswana and adjacent N South Africa (N Northern Cape).
- territinctus (Clancey, 1979) - NE Namibia (R Okavango) and NW Botswana.
- mariquensis A. Smith, 1847 - SW Zambia (Senanga, Sesheke, Mulanga), NE Namibia (E Caprivi Strip), Botswana (except NW & SW), SW & C Zimbabwe (NE to Harare) and N South Africa (North West Province, W Northern Province); also marginally S Mozambique (Limpopo Valley).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a wall and flying to the ground to feed Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp acaciae)
Josep del Hoyo 20 July 1998 5 years ago 27 sec 4.1 -
A bird on the ground feeding on bread crumbs Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp acaciae)
Josep del Hoyo 20 July 1998 5 years ago 21 sec 3.9
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Begging for food
Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Marco Valentini 9 August 2011 12 weeks ago 4 -
Close-up view of bird perched on a branch.
Locality Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 17 August 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A bird sitting on a pole
Locality Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 9 April 2011 7 weeks ago 3.7 -
An adult perched on a branch of acacia.
Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa (ssp acaciae)
Carmelo López 2 December 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
waiting for prey
Locality Mabalingwe Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa (ssp mariquensis)
Georges Olioso 15 September 2004 2 years ago 3.5 -
Perched in a tree
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
Lindsay Hansch 23 September 2007 42 weeks ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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