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Cyornis Ruckii
''Cyornis'' is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae most of which are native to Southeast Asia. Taxonomy The genus ''Cyornis'' was introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1843. He listed three species in the genus but did not specify which he considered to be the type species. The type was subsequently designated by George Robert Gray, George Gray in 1855 as ''Phoenicura rubeculoides'' Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Vigors, 1831, the blue-throated blue flycatcher. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ''kuanos'' meaning "dark-blue" with ''ornis'' meaning "bird". Species The genus contains the following 32 species: Seven of the above species, all with "jungle flycatcher" in their English names, were previously placed in the genus ''Rhinomyias'' but were moved to ''Cyornis'' based on the results of a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study. There are also "jungle flycatchers" in the genus ''Vauriella''. References Further reading * Del Hoy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher
The blue-throated blue flycatcher (''Cyornis rubeculoides'') is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. It resembles ''Cyornis tickelliae'' but easily separated by the blue throat. The habitat of this species is a thicker forest than other species of flycatchers. The blue-throated flycatcher is found in much of the Indian Subcontinent, all through the Himalayas, the plains and Western Ghats of India in the cold months, and also extends eastwards into Bangladesh, and to Arakan and the Tenasserim Hills in Myanmar. Description Adult males have blue throats and orange breasts with a well defined white belly and flanks. Females have an olive head and upperparts with a poorly defined creamy-orange chest and a white belly. Gallery File:Blue throated flycatcher thattekadu.jpg, Male ''Cyornis rubeculoides rubeculoides'' from Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala, India. File:Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher, Cyornis rubeculoides - Kaeng Krachan National Park.webm, Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
