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Photo by Romy Ocon
Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines, November 2006

Alternative names: Island Flycatcher; Island Verditer Flycatcher

Eumyias panayensis

Distribution

Endemic to Southeast Asia: found in the Philippines, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Moluccas

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

• E. p. septentrionalis::
• Montane forests of north-central and south-eastern Sulawesi
• E. p. meridionalis:

• Montane forests of southern Sulawesi

• E. p. sanghirensis:

• Talaud Islands, Sangihe, Siau, Tahulandang, Ruang and Biaro Islands

• E. p. subspecies? Discussion thread:

• Taliabu (Sula Islands)

• E. p. obiensis:

• Montane forests of Obi (southern Moluccas)

• E. p. harterti:

• Montane forests of Seram (southern Moluccas)

• E. p. nigrimentalis:

• Northern Philippines (montane forests of Luzon and Mindoro)

• E. p. panayensis:

• Central Philippines (montane forests of Negros and Panay)

• E. p. nigriloris:

• Southern Philippines (montane forests of Mindanao)

Habitat

Mountain forests above 800 m

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Turquoise Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Turquoise_Flycatcher

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