Mangrove blue flycatcher

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Mangrove blue flycatcher
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra), Rakata, Krakatau (1).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Cyornis
Species:
C. rufigastra
Binomial name
Cyornis rufigastra
(Raffles, 1822)

The mangrove blue flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. [1] Clements splits the Kalao blue flycatcher, Cyornis kalaoensis into a distinct species. The IOC still lists it as a subspecies of the mangrove blue flycatcher.

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References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Cyornis rufigastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103762260A94215225. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103762260A94215225.en . Retrieved 4 January 2022.