The white-throated jungle flycatcher (''Vauriella albigularis''), also known as the Negros jungle flycatcher is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines (

Negros Negros is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of . Negros is one of the many islands of the Visayas, in the central part of the country. The predominant inhabitants of the island region a ...

and

Panay Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of and has a total population of 4,542,926 as of 2020 census. Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. The City o ...

islands) and formerly on Guimaras before its extirpation there. The natural habitats of the white-throated jungle flycatcher are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forests up to 1,350 masl. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was previously placed in the genus ''Rhinomyias'' but was moved to ''

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 ...

'' after a detailed

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 published in 2010 found that ''Rhinomyias'' was polyphyletic.

Description

EBird describes the bird as "A fairly small bird. Rufous-brown on the wings, back, and tail, with a gray head, heavily-streaked pale underparts, and a black face and moustache stripe. Often found in mixed-species flocks. Somewhat similar to Stripe-headed rhabdornis and Grand rhabdornis, but smaller, with a white eye-ring rather than a black band through the eye. Voice includes a loud rattling trill and various quiet chips and squeals."

Habitat and Conservation Status

It is found in tropical moist lowland forests and the lower reaches of tropical moist montane forests typically below 1,000 meters above sea level with it being recorded at a maximum of 1,350 meters above sea level. It prefers primary forest but it has also been recorded in

secondary forest A secondary forest (or second-growth forest) is a forest or woodland area which has re-grown after a timber harvest or clearing for agriculture, until a long enough period has passed so that the effects of the disturbance are no longer evident. ...

and forest edge. It forages in the understorey and lower canopy usually below 10 meters above the ground. The IUCN Red List assessed this bird as endangered with population is estimated to be 2,500 to 9,999 mature individuals. It is mainly threatened by habitat loss.

is one of the most deforested islands in the country owing to illegal logging and conversion of forests into sugarcane plantations. An estimated 4% of

and 8% of

remained forested in 1988, most of it above 1,000 m. Conservation actions proposed include more surveys, especially on

are suggested to fully understand the range and population of this bird. Seek to obtain stronger protection of remaining forest areas including securing funding to increase the number of forest rangers, as well as strengthening enforcement measures to prevent illegal logging.

References

External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet.
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