Meratus blue flycatcher
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.
| Meratus blue flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| 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 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.[2] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2022). "Cyornis kadayangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T216557368A217110468. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- Irham, M.; Haryoko, T.; Shakya, S.B.; Mitchell, S.L.; Burner, R.C.; Bocos, C.; Eaton, J.A.; Rheindt, F.E.; Suparno, S.; Sheldon, F.H.; Prawiradilaga, D.M. (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.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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