| Sumatran blue robin | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Myiomela |
| Species: | M. sumatrana |
| Binomial name | |
| Myiomela sumatrana (Robinson & Kloss, 1918) | |
The Sumatran blue robin (Myiomela sumatrana) is an Old World flycatcher in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Javan blue robin (M. diana), with the two being united under the name Sunda robin, but a 2020 study found them to represent distinct species. M. sumatrana can be physically distinguished from M. diana by its much darker plumage in both males and females.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Ng, Elize Y. X.; Yue, Arya Y.; Eaton, James A.; Gwee, Chyi Yin; Balen, Bas van; Rheindt, Frank E. (2020-06-30). "Integrative taxonomy reveals cryptic robin lineage in the Greater Sunda Islands". Treubia. 47 (1): 39–52. doi:10.14203/treubia.v47i1.3872. ISSN 2337-876X.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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