Species of Thailand
Mangrove blue flycatcher
Binomial name: Cyornis rufigastra, Thomas Stamford Raffles, 1822
The mangrove blue flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Cyornis
- Species
- Cyornis rufigastra
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Mangrove blue flycatcher
Cyornis rufigastra omissus
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Mueang Pattani District, Pattani
- Mueang Phang Nga District, Phang Nga
- Mueang Satun District, Satun
- Tha Phae District, Satun
Range map of Cyornis rufigastra in Thailand
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Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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