White-tailed flycatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Leucoptilon
Sangster et al., 2021
Species:
L. concretum
Binomial name
Leucoptilon concretum
(Müller, 1836)
Subspecies[2]
  • Cyornis concretus subsp. concretus (S. Muller, 1836)
  • Cyornis concretus subsp. cyaneus (Hume, 1877)
  • Cyornis concretus subsp. everetti (Sharpe, 1890)
Synonyms[3]
  • Muscicapa concreta Müller, 1836
  • Cyornis concretus

The white-tailed flycatcher (Leucoptilon concretum) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Leucoptilon. Prior to 2022, it was classified in the genus Cyornis, but was reclassified into Leucoptilon by the International Ornithological Congress based on a 2021 phylogenetic study.[4][5]

It is found in Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cyornis concretus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709499A94212201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709499A94212201.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Cyornis concretus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Cyornis concretus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. ^ "IOC World Bird List 12.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.12.1. S2CID 246050277. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  5. ^ Sangster, George; Alström, Per; Gaudin, Jimmy; Olsson, Urban (2021-12-03). "A new genus for the White-tailed Flycatcher Cyornis concretus (Aves: Muscicapidae)". Zootaxa. 5072 (6): 599–600. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5072.6.7. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 35390843. S2CID 244843668.


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