The mangrove blue flycatcher (''Cyornis rufigastra'') is a species of
bird
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in the family
Muscicapidae.
It is native to
Brunei
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,
Indonesia
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,
Malaysia
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, the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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* hil, Republ ...
,
Singapore
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, and
Thailand
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.
Its natural
habitat
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is subtropical or tropical mangrove
forest
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s.
[ Clements splits the Kalao blue flycatcher, ''Cyornis kalaoensis'' into a distinct species. The IOC still lists it as a subspecies of the mangrove blue flycatcher.
]
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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 ...
Birds of Malesia
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 ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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