Species profile
Bradyornis leucomelas
Bradyornis leucomelas
Quick answer
TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall in his original description stated that he had only a single male (“ Unicus mas in Caffraria superiori, ... ”), and we could only find one specimen in his acquisition catalogue. The holotype, NRM 568761 [6852] is a male collected 6 August 1843 near Potchefstroom. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Potchefstroom, North West Province.
- Scientific name
- Bradyornis leucomelas
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Bradyornis
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