Fulvous – Chested Jungle Flycatcher

Cyornis olivacea

Description

Cyornis olivacea is a species of bird from the family Muscicapidae, having a medium-sized (15 cm) body. Upper body grayish brown. The tungging and tail were swept red in rust. Chin and throat whitish. A thick line across the chest is brownish yellow. The belly and lower tail are whitish. Iris brown, bill black, feet pink.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

15 cm

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Muscicapidae

GENUS

:

Cyornis

SPECIES

:

Cyornis olivacea

Distribution

Cyornis olivacea has habitats on the edge of forests, secondary forests to plantations in subtropical or tropical lowlands. And spread to an altitude of 1,200 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Cyornis olivacea is widespread in Southeast Asia, namely Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, and Bali), Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

Habits and Lifestyle

Cyornis olivacea lives in the lower canopy of trees, and lives alone not in groups.

Lifestyle

Diurnal dan soliter

Biome

Edge of lowland forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

This bird is an insectivore with its main food being small insects in the forest. Usually hunts alone on the leaves.

Diet : Insektivora

Mating Habits

Cyornis olivacea begins to breed in March – April. Cup-shaped nest, on a small tree or shrub. Eggs shiny pinkish brown, slightly speckled, the number of 3 eggs.

Reproduction session : March – April

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 3 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

Cyornis olivacea is low risk on the IUCN red list, because it is widespread in the Southeast Asian region

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Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Sikatan Rimba Dada Coklat on Wikipedia article