Crocker Jungle Flycatcher

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Crocker Jungle Flycatcher (<em>Cyornis ruficrissa</em>) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (<em>Muscicapidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Crocker Jungle Flycatcher (Cyornis ruficrissa) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Cyornis; binomial: Cyornis ruficrissa; authority: (Sharpe, 1887).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Split of Borneo subspecies of Cyornis ruficauda as Crocker Jungle Flycatcher C. ruficrissa based on bioacoustic and plumage differences (Eaton et al. 2016, 2021; Gwee et al. 2019). Not included in recent phylogenetic analyses. Position in sequence tentative.

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