Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Cyornis Higher classification Rhinomyias | Phylum Chordata Family Muscicapidae Scientific name Rhinomyias colonus Rank Species | |
Similar Matinan blue flycatcher, Timor blue flycatcher, Rufous‑throated flycatcher, Nimba flycatcher, Böhm's flycatcher | ||
The henna-tailed jungle flycatcher (Cyornis colonus) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Indonesia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. 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.
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