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Chinese Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)

Chinese Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis glaucicomans

Least Concern

Overview

The Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. It was previously considered a subspecies of the blue-throated blue flycatcher.

Habitat

This species is native to mid-southern China, where it breeds, and winters in the Tenasserim Hills and the Malay Peninsula.

Did you know?

Molecular phylogenetic research has revealed unexpected divergence and lack of divergence among continental Asian Cyornis flycatchers, prompting the recognition of this species as distinct from the blue-throated blue flycatcher.

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