Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher
Vauriella gularis
Distinctive brownish flycatcher found in Borneo’s central and southeastern highland forests. Brown above and gray below, with a warm coffee-brown face and eye-catching white eyebrows and throat patch. Also note warm rufous tones in the wings and tail. Forages close to or on the ground, often with mixed-species flocks. Can be quite tame and allow close approach. Gives a bubby rattling trill when alarmed.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Vauriella gularis
- Authority
- (Sharpe, 1888)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Vauriella
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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