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Rhinomyias olivaceus (Hume, 1877)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Rhinomyias olivaceus (Hume, 1877)
Name authority
(Hume, 1877)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Rhinomyias
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyMuscicapidae Fleming, 1822
  11. genusRhinomyias Sharpe, 1879
  12. speciesRhinomyias olivaceus (Hume, 1877)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Rhinomyias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Russet-backed Jungle FlycatcherRhinomyias oscillans (Hartert, 1897)MuscicapidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eyebrowed Jungle FlycatcherRhinomyias gularis Sharpe, 1888MuscicapidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-browed Jungle FlycatcherRhinomyias insignis Ogilvie-Grant, 1895MuscicapidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Grey-chested Jungle FlycatcherRhinomyias umbratilis (Strickland, 1849)MuscicapidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhinomyias nicobaricus Richmond, 1902MuscicapidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-throated Jungle FlycatcherRhinomyias albigularis Bourns & Worcester, 1894MuscicapidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Henna-tailed Jungle FlycatcherRhinomyias colonus Hartert, 1898MuscicapidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Rhinomyias olivacea (Hume, 1877) (Hume, 1877)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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916363 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

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:795QZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.