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;[[:Category:Cyornis|Cyornis]] hainanus
 
;[[:Category:Cyornis|Cyornis]] hainanus
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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13–14 cm (5-5½ in)<br />
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'''Male'''
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*Blue head and upperparts
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*Pale blue forehead<br />
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Female is brown
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[Asia]]: found from the mountains of southern [[China]] to southern [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]] and [[Indochina]]; Hainan
 
[[Asia]]: found from the mountains of southern [[China]] to southern [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]] and [[Indochina]]; Hainan
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Monotypic
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Two subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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* ''C. h. hainanus''
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:*Mountains of southern [[China]] to southern [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]] and [[Indochina]]; Hainan
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* ''C. h. klossi''
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:*Eastern [[Thailand]] to southern [[Laos]] and southern [[Vietnam]]
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''klossi'' was formerly included in [[Blue-throated Flycatcher]].
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Broadleaved forest
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A variety of lowland forests; broadleaved, evergreen and deciduous.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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They forage alone or in pairs in the middle levels of the trees for small invertebrates. However, their diet is not well known.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cyornis]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cyornis]]

Latest revision as of 20:08, 18 January 2022

Photo by jaray
Phukieow, Chaiphoom, Thailand
Cyornis hainanus

Identification

13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
Male

  • Blue head and upperparts
  • Pale blue forehead

Female is brown

Distribution

Asia: found from the mountains of southern China to southern Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina; Hainan

Taxonomy

Two subspecies recognized[1]:

  • C. h. hainanus
  • C. h. klossi

klossi was formerly included in Blue-throated Flycatcher.

Habitat

A variety of lowland forests; broadleaved, evergreen and deciduous.

Behaviour

Diet

They forage alone or in pairs in the middle levels of the trees for small invertebrates. However, their diet is not well known.

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
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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