Rufous-breasted blue flycatcher
species of bird
The rufous-breasted blue flycatcher (Cyornis camarinensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found on the Bicol Peninsula and Catanduanes. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the blue-breasted blue flycatcher (Cyornis herioti). This species was only photographed in the wild for the first time ever in March 2025 – prior to this there was no other documentation of this species for 17 years. This species remains one of the least documented birds in the Philippines.
Description and taxonomy
It was formerly conspecific with the blue-breasted blue flycatcher from north Luzon. It was split as a separate species based on the male's eponymous rufous breast. As this is an extremely rare bird and there are barely and specimens, the differences between the two species' females are poorly understood.
Ecology and behaviour
This species is poorly known.
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