Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Genus Philentoma Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Scientific name Philentoma velata | |
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Family Tephrodornithidae (but see text) Similar Philentoma, Rufous‑winged philentoma, Black‑tailed monarch, Manus monarch, Bates's paradise flycatcher | ||
Maroon breasted philentoma philentoma velata
The maroon-breasted philentoma (Philentoma velata) is a bird species. Long placed in the flycatcher family (Muscicapidae) when these were used as a "wastebin taxon", they are now tentatively assigned to the Tephrodornithidae pending detailed study. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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