| Fire-tailed Myzornis | |
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| male, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Northeast India | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sylviidae |
| Genus: | Myzornis Blyth, 1843 |
| Species: | M. pyrrhoura |
| Binomial name | |
| Myzornis pyrrhoura Blyth, 1843 |
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The Fire-tailed Myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura) is a bird species formerly placed in the Old World babbler family (Timaliidae). Its genus Myzornis is monotypic, and has recently been placed in the (much reduced) Old World warbler family Sylviidae.[1]
It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.