Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

Rück's Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis ruckii) - HBW 11, p. 149

French: Gobemouche de Rück German: Oustaletblauschnäpper Spanish: Papamoscas de Rück

Taxonomy: Siphia Ruckii Oustalet, 1881, Malacca, Malaysia (presumaby a trade import from Sumatra).
Species name has often been misspelt “ruecki”, based on an old but unjustified emendation; original spelling does not include umlaut of collector’s name. Monotypic.

Distribution: NE Sumatra.