Pale-chinned flycatcher
| Pale-chinned flycatcher | |
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| Nominate Cyornis poliogenys poliogenys at Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cyornis |
| Species: | C. poliogenys
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyornis poliogenys Brooks, 1880
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The pale-chinned flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It has also been known in the past as pale-chinned blue flycatcher (on the IOC World Bird List up to 2023),[2] and Brook's flycatcher.[citation needed]
It is a medium-sized flycatcher, 15.5–18 cm (6.1–7.1 in) long. Both sexes are similar, dull bluish-grey on upper parts, and with a rufous chest, a whitish throat, and white below; the males lack the intense blue colours shown by many of the other mainland Asian species in the genus Cyornis.[3]
Its nesting season is April–June. It is insectivorous.[4]
Distribution and taxonomy
[edit]It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It occurs at altitudes from sea level up to 1,600 metres.[3]
There are four subspecies:[5]
- C. p. poliogenys – central Himalaya to eastern Bangladesh and southwestern Myanmar.
- C. p. cachariensis – eastern Himalaya to south-central China and northern Myanmar.
- C. p. laurentei – Yunnan, southern China.
- C. p. vernayi – eastern India in the Eastern Ghats. Differs from the nominate in being more strongly bluish above and orangey below.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Cyornis poliogenys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22709527A131953768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22709527A131953768.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Chats, Old World flycatchers – IOC World Bird List". IOC World Bird List – Version 13.2. 2025-02-20. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ a b Hoyo, Josep del (2020). All the Birds of the World. Barcelona: Lynx edicions. p. 698. ISBN 978-84-16728-37-4.
- ^ Pradhan, Nikeet; Rokka, Prashant; Bajagain, Santosh (2023-03-07). "Diversity and status of birds in the Bimalnagar, Tanahun, Nepal". Species. 24 (73): 1–11. doi:10.54905/disssi/v24i73/e23s1023. ISSN 2319-5746.
- ^ "Chats, Old World flycatchers – IOC World Bird List". IOC World Bird List – Version 15.1. 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Carol; Inskipp, Tim (2001). Pocket Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Christopher Helm Publishers, Incorporated. p. 240–241. ISBN 0-7136-6304-9.
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