Rufous-winged Philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera)

Other Scientific Names
Philentoma pyrhopterum [BirdLife International (2004)], Philentoma pyrhopterum [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Rufous-winged Philentoma, Chestnut-winged Flycatcher, Chestnut-winged Monarch

Family
Vangidae (Vangas And Allies)

Size
16.50 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1836)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore (E), Thailand, Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (49)...)

Rufous-winged Philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) [XC83448]
by David Edwards from Panti Bird Sanctuary, Johor, Malaysia (song)

Rufous-winged Philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) [XC196815]
by Mike Nelson from Kubah National Park, nr Park HQ, Sarawak, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
Relationships of genus uncertain. Has been considered, on grounds of DNA-DNA hybridization, to belong with the vangas in the family Vangidae, and also linked with the bush-shrikes in Malaconotidae.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

pyrhoptera (Temminck, 1836) - Extreme southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim), southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and offshore islands.
dubia Hartert, 1894 - Natuna Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-winged Philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) - 10 files

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