Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation due to land clearance for transmigration settlements, commercial logging and both shifting and plantation agriculture, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Lompobattang Flycatcher (Ficedula bonthaina) [XC522199]
by Yann Muzika from Gunung Lompobattang near Malino, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia (song)
Lompobattang Flycatcher (Ficedula bonthaina) [XC89577]
by Frank Lambert from Sulawesi: nr Molino, Lompobattang Mts, Indonesia (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
In the past, often considered as conspecific with Cryptic Flycatcher (Ficedula crypta) and Furtive Flycatcher (Ficedula disposita), but differences are significant.
Similar Species
Female Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra) which has a paler throat and duller brown tail. Female Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula) which has a much duller tail and lacks rufous supraloral spot. Female Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra) which is larger, lacking white belly and rufous on tail.
References
See References.