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Photo showing adult © by martinuk
Location: Mahawu, Sulawesi Utara,Indonesia, October, 2009

Alternative names: Sulawesi Jungle-flycatcher

Cyornis omissus

Includes: Tanahjampea Blue Flycatcher

Identification

Distribution

Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Until recently this species was considered a part of Mangrove Blue Flycatcher. Some authorities do not agree with the split.

Subspecies

Clements recognizes four subspecies[1].

  • C. o. omissus:
  • Sulawesi
  • C. o. omississimus:
  • Togian Islands (off of northeastern Sulawesi)
  • C. o. peromissus:
  • Salayar Island (Flores Sea)
  • C. o. djampeanus:
  • Tanahjampea Island (Flores Sea)

Habitat

Lowland moist forests and montanes.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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