Matinan Blue Flycatcher

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Matinan Blue Flycatcher (<em>Eumyias sanfordi</em>) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (<em>Muscicapidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Matinan Blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sanfordi) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Eumyias; binomial: Eumyias sanfordi; authority: (Stresemann, 1931).

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Move from Cyornis to Eumyias based on song structure (Eaton et al. 2021) and unpublished genetic data (Clements 2022). Not included in recent phylogenetic analyses. Position at end of sequence tentative.

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