Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher (Cyornis brunneatus)

Other Scientific Names
Rhinomyias brunneata [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Rhinomyias brunneata [Collar et al. (1994)], Rhinomyias brunneata [BirdLife International (2000)], Rhinomyias brunneata [BirdLife International (2004)], Rhinomyias brunneata [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Brown-chested Jungle-Flycatcher, White-gorgeted Jungle-flycatcher, Chinese Jungle-flycatcher, Migratory Jungle-flycatcher, Chinese Olive Flycatcher (brunneatus), Nicobar Jungle-Flycatcher (nicobaricus), Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
15 - 16.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Slater, 1897)

Habitat
Breeds dense bamboo undergrowth or low bushes in subtropical broadleaved evergreen forests. From 600 - 1,600 m. Winters almost exclusively in mature primary forest on flat lowland plains, and passage migrants have been recorded in lowland semi-evergreen rainforest, mixed deciduous forest, and Avicennia mangrove/beach scrub.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B) (NB) (P), Malaysia (NB) (P), Singapore (NB) (P), Thailand (NB) (P).

Vagrant to Brunei Darussalam, Hong Kong (China) (P).

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

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction through timber extraction and conversion to agricultural land is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher (Cyornis brunneatus) [XC806778]
by Jonathan Martinez TRAGOPAN from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (song)

Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher (Cyornis brunneatus) [XC186678]
by Frank Lambert from Emei Feng, Fujian, China (song)

Subspecies
Subspecies nicobaricus has sometimes been treated as a separate species.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

brunneatus (Slater, 1897) - Breeds south-eastern China (Jiangxi and Zhejiang south to Guangxi, Guangdong and Fujian). Non-breeding Malay Peninsula.
nicobaricus Richmond, 1902 - Southern Nicobar Is (Great and Little Nicobar). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Nicobar Jungle-flycatcher (Cyornis nicobaricus).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher (Cyornis brunneatus) - 10 files

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