Sunda blue flycatcher

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Sunda blue flycatcher
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Cyornis
Species:
C. caerulatus
Binomial name
Cyornis caerulatus
(Bonaparte, 1857)

The Sunda blue flycatcher (Cyornis caerulatus), also known as the large-billed blue-flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Sumatra and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Cyornis caerulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22709558A94214379. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709558A94214379.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.