Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis rufigastra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
- GenusCyornis (Blue Flycatchers and Jungle Flycatchers)
- SpeciesCyornis rufigastra (Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher)
About the 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, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. 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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taman Negara National Park
Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis turcosus
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
Pale Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis unicolor
White-Tailed Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis concretus
Hill Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis whitei
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
White-crowned Forktail
Enicurus leschenaulti
Rufous-chested Flycatcher
Ficedula dumetoria
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa latirostris
Chestnut-naped Forktail
Enicurus ruficapillus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |