Gray-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Cyornis umbratilis

Smartly-attired, warm brown flycatcher with a bright white bib and a dark, broadly-based bill. Note large dark eyes and subtle brownish vest. An inhabitant of broadleaved forests from the lowlands up into submontane areas. Typically perches at lower or middle levels of forest. Bobs and spreads tail frequently. Song is a short series of high thin notes. 

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Cyornis umbratilis
Authority
(Strickland, 1849)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Cyornis

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
declining

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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