Hill Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis banyumas (Horsfield, 1821)
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.
Javan Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Javan blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Panaitan. The Dayak blue flycatcher (Cyornis montanus) of Borneo, which was formerly considered conspecific, was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.
It is typically solitary or spends time in pairs.
Wikipedia contributors, Javan blue flycatcher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:48:38.927673+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyornis banyumas (Horsfield, 1821)
- Name authority
- (Horsfield, 1821)
- Common name
- Hill Blue Flycatcher
- 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 banyumas (Horsfield, 1821)
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 |
| 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 |
| Cyornis rufigastra (Raffles, 1822) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bornean Blue FlycatcherCyornis superbus Stresemann, 1925 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=559652 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:6BVP2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.