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Flycatcher. Krabi, Thailand (1 Viewer)

Brian Stone

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Hi all. Wondering if anyone can help with this. Perched at low/mid height staying stationary for long periods. Steadfastly refused to turn around until flying out of sight and in deep shade meaning only these two rather poor photos. Habitat was a fragment of good mature forest surrounded by very high sheer cliffs. Other birds present included Banded Woodpecker (pair in nest hole), Red-throated and Gold-whiskered Barbets, Streaked Wren-babbler and Blue Whistling Thrush.
 

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It looks a bit like a Ferruginous Flycatcher in low light to me, with the grey head and orangeish back and tail.
 
I'm fairly sure it isn't Ferruginous flycatcher, could be one of the Jungle Flycatcher's - perhaps Fulvous-chested?
I think that makes sense. General shape and proportions look right, esp the tail shape and slightly hooked bill. The description of the habitat and behaviour sounds right too. The other possibilities were a migrant Brown-chested JF, but that species has a yellow gapeline and lower mandible to the bill and is drabber than the OP bird, or Grey-chested JF, but that species only seems to occur around Hala-Bala and has a prominent pale lore and brighter, more rufous tones.

By the way, are these all Cyornis now?
 
By the way, are these all Cyornis now?
Sorry Andy, I am far from the best person to ask about taxonomic changes, but a quick scroll through ebird shows they are all Cyornis now - I think all former Rhinomyias have been reallocated (presuming ebird taxonomy is up to date).
 
Sorry Andy, I am far from the best person to ask about taxonomic changes, but a quick scroll through ebird shows they are all Cyornis now - I think all former Rhinomyias have been reallocated (presuming ebird taxonomy is up to date).
Yes, I see IOC has adopted the same treatment, and has gone one step further by splitting what eBird calls Chestnut-tailed JF into Crocker and Philippine. I find these changes hard to keep up with.
 
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Thanks for all your comments. My feeling was a jungle-fly (with Fulvous-chested the front runner) but didn't want to prejudice any discussion.
 
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