''Cyornis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of birds in the Old World flycatcher family

Muscicapidae The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, Bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica)'' and North ...

most of which are native to Southeast Asia.

Species

The genus contains the following species: *

Hainan blue flycatcher The hainan blue flycatcher (''Cyornis hainanus'') is a bird in the family Muscicapidae. The species was first described by William Robert Ogilvie-Grant in 1900. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its ...

(''Cyornis hainanus'') * Pale blue flycatcher (''Cyornis unicolor'') * Rück's blue flycatcher (''Cyornis ruckii'') * Blue-breasted blue flycatcher (''Cyornis herioti'') * White-bellied blue flycatcher (''Cyornis pallidipes'') * Pale-chinned blue flycatcher (''Cyornis poliogenys'') * Hill blue flycatcher (''Cyornis whitei'') * Javan blue flycatcher (''Cyornis banyumas'') * Dayak blue flycatcher (''Cyornis montanus'') Sometimes considered a subspecies of ''Cyornis banyumas'' * Meratus blue flycatcher (''Cyornis kadayangensis'') – described in 2021 *

Large blue flycatcher The large blue flycatcher (''Cyornis magnirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the eastern Himalayas, from Nepal to Bangladesh. It winters to the northern Malay peninsula The Malay Peninsula (Malay: ' ...

(''Cyornis magnirostris'') *

Palawan blue flycatcher The Palawan blue flycatcher (''Cyornis lemprieri'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss ...

(''Cyornis lemprieri'') * Tickell's blue flycatcher (''Cyornis tickelliae'') * Indochinese blue flycatcher (''Cyornis sumatrensis'') * Sunda blue flycatcher (''Cyornis caerulatus'') *

Bornean blue flycatcher The Bornean blue flycatcher (''Cyornis superbus'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, where it is endemic to the island of Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical ...

(''Cyornis superbus'') * Blue-throated blue flycatcher (''Cyornis rubeculoides'') * Chinese blue flycatcher (''Cyornis glaucicomans'') Sometimes considered as a subspecies of ''Cyornis rubeculoides'' *

Malaysian blue flycatcher The Malaysian blue flycatcher (''Cyornis turcosus'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threaten ...

(''Cyornis turcosus'') * Mangrove blue flycatcher (''Cyornis rufigastra'') * Tanahjampea blue flycatcher (''Cyornis djampeanus'') Sometimes considered as a subspecies of ''Cyornis rufigastra'' * Sulawesi blue flycatcher (''Cyornis omissus'') * Timor blue flycatcher (''Cyornis hyacinthinus'') * Blue-fronted blue flycatcher (''Cyornis hoevelli'') * Matinan blue flycatcher (''Cyornis sanfordi'') * White-tailed flycatcher (''Cyornis concretus'') * Flores jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis oscillans'') * Sumba jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis stresemanni'') Sometimes considered a subspecies of ''Cyornis oscillans'' *

Brown-chested jungle flycatcher The brown-chested jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis brunneatus'') is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It breeds in South China ; its winters in the Malay peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical ...

(''Cyornis brunneatus'') * Nicobar jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis nicobaricus'') *

Fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher The fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis olivaceus'') is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tro ...

(''Cyornis olivaceus'') *

Grey-chested jungle flycatcher The grey-chested jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis umbratilis'') is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moi ...

(''Cyornis umbratilis'') * Crocker jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis ruficrissa'') Sometimes considered a subspecies of ''Cyornis ruficauda'' * Philippine jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis ruficauda'') * Sulu jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis ocularis'') Sometimes considered a subspecies of ''Cyornis ruficauda'' *

Sula jungle flycatcher The Sula jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis colonus'') is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Sula Island in Indonesia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests ...

(''Cyornis colonus'') *

Banggai jungle flycatcher The Banggai jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis pelingensis'') is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Peleng in Indonesia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland ...

(''Cyornis pelingensis'') 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 Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

study. There are also "jungle flycatchers" in the genus '' Vauriella''.

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