Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), 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
Habitat loss is the main threat. The use of secondary forest and brushwood of abandoned plantations implies that it is not immmediately threatened.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Malaysian Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis turcosus) [XC81748]
by Fred Sheldon from Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song, song a)
Malaysian Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis turcosus) [XC266915]
by Matt Slaymaker from Lower Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)
Subspecies
Subspecies rupatensis poorly differentiated (and degree of violet tinge on upperparts of male possibly an unreliable character, as individually variable).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
rupatensis Brüggemann, 1877 - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and western Borneo.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet