Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis rufigastra(Raffles, TS, 1822)
English (US) Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
The Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cyornis rufigastra
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Raffles, TS, 1822)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Cyornis rufigastra rufigastra
- Cyornis rufigastra longipennis
- Cyornis rufigastra rhizophorae
- Cyornis rufigastra karimatensis
- Cyornis rufigastra simplex
- Cyornis rufigastra marinduquensis
- Cyornis rufigastra philippinensis
- Cyornis rufigastra mindorensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa rufigastra
- Described by
- (Raffles, TS, 1822)
- Type locality
- Sumatra.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.2 p.312
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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