Cyornis rufigastra (Raffles, 1822)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Mangrove blue flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra). A species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
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Open encyclopedia reference
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 contributors, Mangrove blue flycatcher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:56:57.100898+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyornis rufigastra (Raffles, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Raffles, 1822)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Cyornis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae Fleming, 1822
- genusCyornis Blyth, 1843
- speciesCyornis rufigastra (Raffles, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyornis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-bellied Blue FlycatcherCyornis pallipes (Jerdon, 1840) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides (Vigors, 1831) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyornis ruckii (Oustalet, 1881) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Matinan Blue FlycatcherCyornis sanfordi Stresemann, 1931 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale Blue FlycatcherCyornis unicolor Blyth, 1843 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hill Blue FlycatcherCyornis banyumas (Horsfield, 1821) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis herioti R. G. W. Ramsay, 1886 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae Blyth, 1843 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieri (Sharpe, 1884) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyornis djampeanus (Hartert, 1896) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale-chinned Blue FlycatcherCyornis poliogenys W. E. Brooks, 1880 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bornean Blue FlycatcherCyornis superbus Stresemann, 1925 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyornis rufigaster (Raffles, 1822) (Raffles, 1822) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916376 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33BB7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.