Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

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Rhinomyias 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 are sometimes placed in genus Cyornis.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
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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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Nicobar_Jungle_Flycatcher

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