Pygmy flycatcher

Pygmy flycatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Muscicapidae
Genus:Muscicapella
Bianchi, 1907
Species: M. hodgsoni
Binomial name
Muscicapella hodgsoni
(Moore, 1854)
Synonyms

Ficedula hodgsoni (Moore, 1854)

The pygmy flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni), also known as the pygmy blue-flycatcher, is a bird species of the family Muscicapidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Muscicapella. It may belong to the genus Ficedula.

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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International. 2016. Ficedula hodgsoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22709591A94215609. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709591A94215609.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Muscicapella hodgsoni: Classification Schemes". IUCN Red Data List. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  • 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.
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