- 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, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. 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 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-chested_Jungle_Flycatcher
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