Eumyias
| Eumyias | |
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| Verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Eumyias Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Muscicapa indigo[1] Horsfield, 1829
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Eumyias is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
It contains the following 11 species:[2]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Nilgiri flycatcher | Eumyias albicaudatus | Western Ghats |
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Indigo flycatcher | Eumyias indigo | montane Sumatra, Java and Borneo |
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Verditer flycatcher | Eumyias thalassinus | Indomalaya |
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Buru jungle flycatcher | Eumyias additus | Buru |
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Turquoise flycatcher | Eumyias panayensis | Sulawesi, Moluccas and Philippines |
| - | Matinan blue flycatcher | Eumyias sanfordi | north Sulawesi |
| - | Blue-fronted blue flycatcher | Eumyias hoevelli | montane Sulawesi |
| - | Timor blue flycatcher | Eumyias hyacinthinus | Timor |
| - | Flores jungle flycatcher | Eumyias oscillans | Flores and Sumbawa |
| - | Sumba jungle flycatcher | Eumyias stresemanni | Sumba |
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Dull-blue flycatcher | Eumyias sordidus | central Sri Lanka |
The Buru jungle flycatcher was previously placed in the genus Rhinomyias but was moved to Eumyias when a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study found that Rhinomyias was polyphyletic.[3]
References
- ^ "Muscicapidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Sangster, G.; Alström, P.; Forsmark, E.; Olsson, U. (2010). "Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of Old World chats and flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly at family, subfamily and genus level (Aves: Muscicapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (1): 380–392. Bibcode:2010MolPE..57..380S. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.008. PMID 20656044.
Further reading
- Rasmussen PC & JC Anderton 2005 Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions.
- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-06-X.