The pale flycatcher (Agricola pallidus) 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.
References
External links Pale flycatcher - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.