Crocker jungle flycatcher

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

Crocker jungle flycatcher
Preserved specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Cyornis
Species:
C. ruficrissa
Binomial name
Cyornis ruficrissa
(Sharpe, 1887)

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

References edit

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