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Grey chested jungle flycatcher

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Cyornis

Higher classification
  
Rhinomyias

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Muscicapidae

Scientific name
  
Rhinomyias umbratilis

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Old World flycatcher, Bird, Malaysian blue flycatcher, Bornean blue flycatcher, Rufous‑chested flycatcher

The grey-chested jungle flycatcher (Cyornis umbratilis) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

This species was previously placed in the genus Rhinomyias but was moved to Cyornis based on the results of a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study.

References

Grey-chested jungle flycatcher Wikipedia