''Cyornis'' is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae 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 Rück's blue flycatcher (''Cyornis ruckii'') is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is known from only four specimens and is endemic to a small area in northeast Sumatra, Indonesia, inhabiting Old-growth forest, ...

(''Cyornis ruckii'') *

Blue-breasted blue flycatcher The blue-breasted blue flycatcher (''Cyornis herioti''), also known as the blue-breasted flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland ...

(''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 The Meratus blue flycatcher (''Cyornis kadayangensis'') is a species of Old World flycatcher closely related to the Dayak blue flycatcher (''Cyornis montanus''). The species is confined to the Meratus Mountains of Borneo, Indonesia, which are surr ...

(''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 Tickell's blue flycatcher (''Cyornis tickelliae'') is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family. This is an insectivorous species which breeds in tropical Asia, from the Indian Subcontinent eastwards to Bangladesh and western Myanmar. The I ...

(''Cyornis tickelliae'') * Indochinese blue flycatcher (''Cyornis sumatrensis'') *

Sunda blue flycatcher The Sunda blue flycatcher (''Cyornis caerulatus''), also known as the large-billed blue-flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Sumatra and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland f ...

(''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 In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

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 The mangrove blue flycatcher (''Cyornis rufigastra'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove ...

(''Cyornis rufigastra'') *

Tanahjampea blue flycatcher The Sulawesi blue flycatcher (''Cyornis omissus'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane for ...

(''Cyornis djampeanus'') Sometimes considered as a subspecies of ''Cyornis rufigastra'' *

Sulawesi blue flycatcher The Sulawesi blue flycatcher (''Cyornis omissus'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane for ...

(''Cyornis omissus'') *

Timor blue flycatcher The Timor blue flycatcher (''Eumyias hyacinthinus'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found on Timor island. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane fo ...

(''Cyornis hyacinthinus'') * Blue-fronted blue flycatcher (''Cyornis hoevelli'') * Matinan blue flycatcher (''Cyornis sanfordi'') * White-tailed flycatcher (''Cyornis concretus'') *

Flores jungle flycatcher The Flores jungle flycatcher (''Eumyias oscillans'') is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands. This species was previously placed in the genus ''Rhinomyias'' but was moved t ...

(''Cyornis oscillans'') * Sumba jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis stresemanni'') Sometimes considered a subspecies of ''Cyornis oscillans'' * Brown-chested jungle flycatcher (''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 ''Vauriella'' is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that occur in Borneo and the Philippines. The species were previously placed in the genus ''Rhinomyias'' but were moved to ''Vauriella'' when a detailed molecular ...

''.

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