Biology:Eumyias
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Eumyias is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
Taxonomy
The genus Eumyias was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis to accommodate a single species, Muscicapa indigo, the indigo flycatcher, that had been described by Thomas Horsfield in 1821.[1][2] The genus name Eumyias combines the Ancient Greek ευ/eu meaning "fine" or "beauty" with the Modern Latin myias meaning "flycatcher".[3]
The Buru jungle flycatcher was previously placed in the genus Rhinomyias but was moved to Eumyias when a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study found that Rhinomyias was polyphyletic.[4]
The genus contains the following 11 species:[5]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Nilgiri flycatcher | Eumyias albicaudatus | Western Ghats |
| 120px | Indigo flycatcher | Eumyias indigo | montane Sumatra, Java and Borneo |
| 120px | Verditer flycatcher | Eumyias thalassinus | Indomalaya |
| 120px | Buru jungle flycatcher | Eumyias additus | Buru |
| 120px | Turquoise flycatcher | Eumyias panayensis | Sulawesi, Moluccas and Philippines |
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Matinan blue flycatcher | Eumyias sanfordi | north Sulawesi |
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Blue-fronted blue flycatcher | Eumyias hoevelli | montane Sulawesi |
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Timor blue flycatcher | Eumyias hyacinthinus | Timor |
| - | Flores jungle flycatcher | Eumyias oscillans | Flores and Sumbawa |
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Sumba jungle flycatcher | Eumyias stresemanni | Sumba |
| 120px | Dull-blue flycatcher | Eumyias sordidus | central Sri Lanka |
References
- ↑ Cabanis, Jean (1850–1851) (in German, Latin). Museum Heineanum : Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt. 1. Halberstadt: R. Frantz. p. 53. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49584432. For the publication date of volume 1 see: Dickinson, E.C.; Overstreet, L.K.; Dowsett, R.J.; Bruce, M.D. (2011). Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology: a Directory to the literature and its reviewers. Northampton, UK: Aves Press. pp. 80-81. ISBN 978-0-9568611-1-5. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267763194.
- ↑ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 594. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
- ↑ Jobling, James A.. "Eumyias". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/key-to-scientific-names/search?q=Eumyias.
- ↑ Sangster, G.; Alström, P.; Forsmark, E.; Olsson, U. (2010). "Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of Old World chats and flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly at family, subfamily and genus level (Aves: Muscicapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 380–392. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.008. PMID 20656044. Bibcode: 2010MolPE..57..380S.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (February 2025). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/chats/.
Further reading
- Rasmussen PC & JC Anderton 2005 Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions.
- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-06-X.
Wikidata ☰ Q2351914 entry
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