Rufous-chested flycatcher

The rufous-chested flycatcher (Ficedula dumetoria) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Rufous-chested flycatcher
Illustration by Keulemans, 1879
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Ficedula
Species:
F. dumetoria
Binomial name
Ficedula dumetoria
(Wallace, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Erythromyias dumetoria
  • Erythromyias muelleri

The former subspecies Ficedula dumetoria riedeli is now usually considered a full species - the Tanimbar flycatcher.

It is insectivorous.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Ficedula dumetoria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103771653A111167423. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103771653A111167423.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kissinger; Pitri, RMN; Violet (2020-06-01). "Vegetation and Fauna Diversity of High Conservation Value (HCV) Swamp Areas in Oil Palm Plantation". IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 499 (1): 012017. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/499/1/012017. ISSN 1755-1307.