Biology:Meratus jungle flycatcher
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Short description: Species of bird
| Meratus jungle flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cyornis |
| Species: | C. kadayangensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyornis kadayangensis | |
The Meratus jungle flycatcher (Cyornis kadayangensis) is a species of Old World flycatcher closely related to the Dayak blue flycatcher (Cyornis montanus). The species has a lighter blue color than the Dayak blue flycatcher on the upperparts and more whitish and less red color on the underparts. The species is confined to the Meratus Mountains of Borneo, Indonesia, which are surrounded by degraded secondary woodland or converted land space.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Mohammad Irham; Tri Haryoko; Subir B. Shakya; Simon L. Mitchell; Ryan C. Burner; Carlos Bocos; James A. Eaton; Frank E. Rheindt et al. (2022). "Description of two new bird species from the Meratus Mountains of southeast Borneo, Indonesia" (in English). Journal of Ornithology 163 (2): 575–588. doi:10.1007/s10336-021-01937-2. ISSN 2193-7192. https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/catalog/7729282.
- ↑ "Two New Bird Species Discovered on Borneo | Sci-News.com" (in en-US). http://www.sci-news.com/biology/meratus-flycatcher-white-eye-10508.html.
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