Pale Flycatcher

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.