Biology:Meratus blue flycatcher

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Meratus blue flycatcher
Cyornis kadayangensis male.jpg
Male
Cyornis kadayangensis female.jpg
female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Cyornis
Species:
C. kadayangensis
Binomial name
Cyornis kadayangensis
Irham, Haryoko, Shakya, Mitchell, S, Burner, Bocos, Eaton, Rheindt, Suparno, Sheldon & Prawiradilaga, 2021

The Meratus blue flycatcher (Cyornis kadayangensis) is a species of Old World flycatcher closely related to the Dayak blue flycatcher (Cyornis montanus). The species is confined to the Meratus Mountains of Borneo, Indonesia, which are surrounded by degraded secondary woodland or converted land space.

The species has a lighter blue color than the Dayak blue flycatcher on the upperparts and more whitish and with less red on the underparts. The species is confined to the Meratus Mountains of Borneo, Indonesia, which are surrounded by degraded secondary woodland.[1] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[2]

References

  1. Irham, M.; Haryoko, T.; Shakya, S.B.; Mitchell, S.L.; Burner, R.C.; Bocos, C.; Eaton, J.A.; Rheindt, F.E. et al. (2022). "Description of two new bird species from the Meratus Mountains of southeast Borneo, Indonesia". Journal of Ornithology 163 (2): 575–588. doi:10.1007/s10336-021-01937-2. 
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (August 2022). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/chats/. Retrieved 27 August 2022. 

Wikidata ☰ Q112220729 entry