Kalao blue flycatcher
The Kalao blue flycatcher (Cyornis kalaoensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae that is endemic to the island of Kalao, Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
| Kalao blue flycatcher | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cyornis |
| Species: | C. kalaoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyornis kalaoensis (Hartert, EJO, 1896) | |
This flycatcher was formerly considered as a subspecies of the mangrove blue flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra) but is now treated as a separate species based on its distinctive vocalization and plumage.[1][2]
References
- Gwee, C.Y.; Eaton, J.A.; Garg, K.M.; Alström, P.; Van Balen, S.(.; Hutchinson, R.O.; Prawiradilaga, D.M.; Le, M.H.; Rheindt, F.E. (2019). "Cryptic diversity in Cyornis (Aves: Muscicapidae) jungle-flycatchers flagged by simple bioacoustic approaches". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 186 (3): 725–741. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz003.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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