Sumba Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa segregata)

Other Names (World)
Sumba Brown Flycatcher, Sumba Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Siebers, 1928)

Habitat
Lowland primary forest, including forest edges bordering cultivation, and secondary forest. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Sumba, in Lesser Sundas.

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
Habitat clearance through agricultural expansion and subsistence logging are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually solitary, spending long periods sat unobtrusively on a perch.

Voice
Song is a series of high-pitched whistling and trilling notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Sumba Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa segregata) [XC314119]
by Kim Chuah Lim from Nggaha Oriangu, Kabupaten Sumba Timur, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia (song)

Sumba Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa segregata) [XC112136]
by Ding Li Yong from Lewa, Sumba, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Probably forms a superspecies with Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) and Ashy-breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa randi) and all have previously been considered conspecific, but differences exhibited by present species in morphology and vocal characters, and its sedentary nature on one island, suggest that speciation level has been attained.

References
See References.

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