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 LC    Timor Blue-Flycatcher* Id (Atlas):
    Cyornis hyacinthinus

Description (9)
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Other Names (World)
Timor Blue-Flycatcher, Blue-backed Flycatcher, Hyacinthine Flycatcher, Timor Blue Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1820)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, ry and moist shrubland, high altitude shrubland.

Range (Guide)
Indonesia, Timor-Leste (B) (NB).

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 (4)...)

 
Timor Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis hyacinthinus) [XC179177]
     by JACOB Herv\u00e9 from Bolatena, Roti Island, Indonesia (song)

 
Timor Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis hyacinthinus) [XC156494]
     by Colin Trainor from Wetar, inland from Naumatong, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Placement in genus Niltava has been considered more appropriate for this species. Forms a superspecies with Blue-fronted Flycatcher (Cyornis hoevelli) and Matinan Flycatcher (Cyornis sanfordi). Population on Roti (off south-western Timor) may belong to an as yet undescribed subspecies.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • kuehni Hartert, 1904   -  Wetar, in eastern Lesser Sundas.
  • hyacinthinus (Temminck, 1820)   -  Timor, Roti and Semau, in eastern Lesser Sundas.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Timor Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis hyacinthinus) - 9 files


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