Maroon-breasted Philentoma (Philentoma velata)

Other Scientific Names
Philentoma velatum [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Philentoma velatum [BirdLife International (2000)], Philentoma velatum [BirdLife International (2004)]

Other Names (World)
Maroon-breasted Philentoma, Maroon-breasted Flycatcher, Maroon-breasted Monarch

Family
Vangidae (Vangas And Allies)

Size
19 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1825)

Habitat
Broadleaf evergreen lowland and lower montane primary and secondary forest, mixed deciduous forest, transitional forest and established Albizia plantations. From sea-level - 1,650 m.

Range (Guide)

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

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) and decreasing.

Status NT
Forest destruction is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (40)...)

Maroon-breasted Philentoma (Philentoma velata) [XC27651]
by David Edwards from Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Maroon-breasted Philentoma (Philentoma velata) [XC665759]
by id from Andulau Forest Reserve, Belait, Brunei (call)

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:

caesia (Lesson, R, 1839) - Extreme southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim), western and southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and northern and north-western Borneo.
velata (Temminck, 1825) - Lowland Java.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Maroon-breasted Philentoma (Philentoma velata) - 10 files

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