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Rufous tailed jungle flycatcher

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Cyornis

Higher classification
  
Rhinomyias

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Muscicapidae

Scientific name
  
Rhinomyias ruficauda

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Old World flycatcher, Bird, Cryptic flycatcher, Little slaty flycatcher, Eyebrowed jungle flycatcher

Rufous tailed jungle flycatcher call


The rufous-tailed jungle flycatcher (Cyornis ruficauda) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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

Rufous-tailed jungle flycatcher Wikipedia