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[[Image:BCJFlycatcher_.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />[[Singapore]], October 2006]] | [[Image:BCJFlycatcher_.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />[[Singapore]], October 2006]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
| − | It was formerly considered conspecific with [[Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher]] and both | + | It was formerly considered conspecific with [[Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher]] and both were formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Rhinomyias|Rhinomyias]]''. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Bamboo undergrowth, low bushes in broadleaved evergreen forests; secondary forest and forest edges between 600 -1,600 m. | Bamboo undergrowth, low bushes in broadleaved evergreen forests; secondary forest and forest edges between 600 -1,600 m. | ||
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A cup-shaped nest is built in a shallow tree-cavity. | A cup-shaped nest is built in a shallow tree-cavity. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#BirdLife International | #BirdLife International | ||
#Answers.com | #Answers.com | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Revision as of 14:39, 16 January 2014
- Cyornis brunneatus
Identification
15 cm
- Brown back, wings, and tail
- Brown-buff breast
- White mottled throat
- Tan eye-ring
- Pale yellow lower mandible
Distribution
Asia: China, India, Nicobar Islands
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Borneo
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher and both were formerly placed in genus Rhinomyias.
Habitat
Bamboo undergrowth, low bushes in broadleaved evergreen forests; secondary forest and forest edges between 600 -1,600 m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially.
Breeding
A cup-shaped nest is built in a shallow tree-cavity.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
- Answers.com
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-chested_Jungle_Flycatcher
