Biology:Pygmy flycatcher

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Short description: Species of bird

Pygmy flycatcher
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Ficedula
Species:
F. hodgsoni
Binomial name
Ficedula hodgsoni
(Moore, F, 1854)
Synonyms

Ficedula hodgsoni (Moore, 1854)

The pygmy flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsoni), also known as the pygmy blue-flycatcher, is a bird species of the family Muscicapidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Bhutan, China , East Timor, India , Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

Further reading

  • Moyle, R.G.; Hosner, P.A.; Jones, A.W.; Outlaw, D.C. (2015). "Phylogeny and biogeography of Ficedula flycatchers (Aves: Muscicapidae): Novel results from fresh source material". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 82 (A): 87–94. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.029. PMID 25307119. 
  • Outlaw, D.C.; Voelker, G. (2006). "Systematics of Ficedula flycatchers (Muscicapidae): A molecular reassessment of a taxonomic enigma". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41 (1): 118–126. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.004. PMID 16797192. 

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