Bornean blue flycatcher

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Bornean blue flycatcher
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Cyornis
Species:
C. superbus
Binomial name
Cyornis superbus
Stresemann, 1925

The Bornean blue flycatcher (Cyornis superbus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, where it is endemic to the island of Borneo. [2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Cyornis superbus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22709553A94214217. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709553A94214217.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN   978-1-906780-56-2.