Eyebrowed jungle flycatcher

Eyebrowed jungle flycatcher
Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1883
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Rhinomyias
Species: R. gularis
Binomial name
Rhinomyias gularis
Sharpe, 1888
Synonyms
  • Trichostoma gulare

The eyebrowed jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias gularis) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to the island of Borneo.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The eyebrowed jungle flycatcher builds an open, mossy cup nest, generally in epiphytes or spiny palms. Nesting habits of the eyebrowed jungle flycatcher can be viewed at this link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjuPqNn3j2U

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Rhinomyias gularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.