Dayak Blue Flycatcher

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

Overview

Dayak Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis montanus) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Cyornis; binomial: Cyornis montanus; authority: Robinson & Kinnear, 1928.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

A Borneo endemic, the Dayak Blue Flycatcher is split from Javan Blue Flycatcher based on vocal, plumage and morphometric traits (Eaton et al. 2016; Gwee et al. 2019).

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