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Cyornis nicobaricus

Identification

  • Longish, hooked bill with yellowish lower mandible
  • Pinkish legs
  • Dark brown above with buffy eye-ring
  • Whitish below with mottled fulvous breast-band

Distribution

Endemic to the Nicobar Islands, India.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher and both were formerly placed in genus Rhinomyias.

Habitat

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
  3. Avibase

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