Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Mangrove Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra) - HBW 11, p. 156
French: Gobemouche des mangroves
German: Mangroveblauschnäpper
Spanish: Papamoscas de Manglar
Other common names: Sulawesi Blue-flycatcher (omissus); Tanahjampea Blue-flycatcher (djampeanus)
Taxonomy: Muscicapa rufigastra Raffles, 1822, Sumatra.
Taxonomy uncertain. Race omissus sometimes considered a separate species, distinct from neighbouring lowland forms djampeanus and kalaoensis, but may be connected through lowland and coastal peromissus; alternatively, all four sometimes united in a separate species. Further information needed, and a comprehensive review of all races required. Described race litoralis (from Palawan and Sulu Is, in W Philippines) synonymized with philippinensis. Race simplex has been referred to as blythi, but name “simplex” is not preoccupied w.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Muscicapa rufigastra Raffles, 1822, Sumatra.
Taxonomy uncertain. Race omissus sometimes considered a separate species, distinct from neighbouring lowland forms djampeanus and kalaoensis, but may be connected through lowland and coastal peromissus; alternatively, all four sometimes united in a separate species. Further information needed, and a comprehensive review of all races required. Described race litoralis (from Palawan and Sulu Is, in W Philippines) synonymized with philippinensis. Race simplex has been referred to as blythi, but name “simplex” is not preoccupied within Cyornis. Twelve subspecies recognized.
Taxonomy uncertain. Race omissus sometimes considered a separate species, distinct from neighbouring lowland forms djampeanus and kalaoensis, but may be connected through lowland and coastal peromissus; alternatively, all four sometimes united in a separate species. Further information needed, and a comprehensive review of all races required. Described race litoralis (from Palawan and Sulu Is, in W Philippines) synonymized with philippinensis. Race simplex has been referred to as blythi, but name “simplex” is not preoccupied within Cyornis. Twelve subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rufigastra (Raffles, 1822) - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
- karimatensis Oberholser, 1924 - Karimata I, off SW Borneo.
- rhizophorae Stresemann, 1925 - Sebesi I (extreme S Sumatra), Bangka, Belitung and Java (mainly W).
- rufigastra (Raffles, 1822) - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
- karimatensis Oberholser, 1924 - Karimata I, off SW Borneo.
- rhizophorae Stresemann, 1925 - Sebesi I (extreme S Sumatra), Bangka, Belitung and Java (mainly W).
- longipennis Chasen & Kloss, 1930 - Karimunjawa Is, N of C Java.
- simplex Blyth, 1870 - N Philippines (Luzon, Polillo, Fortune, Catanduanes).
- mindorensis Mearns, 1907 - Mindoro, in NC Philippines.
- marinduquensis duPont, 1972 - Marinduque, in NC Philippines.
- philippinensis Sharpe, 1877 - C, W & S Philippines, including Palawan and Sulu Archipelago.
- omissus (E. J. O. Hartert, 1896) - Sulawesi.
- peromissus E. J. O. Hartert, 1920 - Salayar I (off SW Sulawesi).
- djampeanus (E. J. O. Hartert, 1896) - Tanahjampea I.
- kalaoensis (E. J. O. Hartert, 1896) - Kalao I (S of Tanahjampea).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female repeatedly catching and eating ants in a tree. Locality Tanahjampea, Sulawesi (ssp djampeanus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 October 2011 1 year ago 1 min 27 sec 4.9 -
Close-up of male singing with prey in bill. Locality Pulau Ubin, Singapore (ssp rufigastra)
Neil Robertson 24 May 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 4.9 -
Singing male. Locality Pulau Ubin, Singapore
Neil Robertson 24 May 2010 2 years ago 32 sec 4.7 -
A male in a tree, showing the white throat characteristic of this distinctive race. Locality Tanahjampea, Sulawesi (ssp djampeanus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 October 2011 1 year ago 25 sec 4.6 -
Male and female in a 'dispute' over the use of a song-post. Locality Pulau Ubin, Singapore (ssp rufigastra)
Neil Robertson 24 May 2010 2 years ago 20 sec 4.6 -
side view of male: Sulawesi Blue-Flycatcher Locality Gunung Mahawu, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp omissus)
Rob Hutchinson 8 September 2011 1 year ago 21 sec 4
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Juvenile bird perched on tree branch
Locality La Mesa Ecopark, Quezon City, Luzon, Philippines
Irene Dy 31 August 2012 12 weeks ago 4 -
Male bird perched on tree branch
Locality La Mesa Ecopark, Quezon City, Luzon, Philippines
Irene Dy 18 January 2013 12 weeks ago 4 -
Female Mangrove blue
Locality La Mesa Ecopark, Quezon City, Luzon, Philippines
Irene Dy 20 February 2013 12 weeks ago 4 -
A male perched.
Locality Tanahjampea, Sulawesi (ssp djampeanus)
Rob Hutchinson 20 October 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A female perched in a tree.
Locality Tanahjampea, Sulawesi (ssp djampeanus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 October 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
male, handheld at Mt Manunggal
Locality Cebu, Philippines (ssp philippinensis)
Desmond Allen 1 February 2001 3 years ago 3.8
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White-bellied IMP in the background, Warbling fantail like song Locality Dumoga Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi
(ssp omissus)
Niels Poul Dreyer 20 July 1989 15 weeks ago 3 -
A bird singing. Locality Tanahjampea, Sulawesi
(ssp djampeanus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 October 2011 1 year ago 3 -
bird in understorey singing Locality Camiguin Norte, Babuyan Islands, Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 May 2004 3 years ago 3
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