Sulu jungle flycatcher

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Sulu jungle flycatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Cyornis
Species:
C. ocularis
Binomial name
Cyornis ocularis
(Bourns & Worcester, 1894)

The Sulu jungle flycatcher (Cyornis ocularis) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Sulu Archipelago. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The Sulu jungle flycatcher was split from the rufous-tailed jungle flycatcher (Cyornis rufocauda) as distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-05-27.