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Rufous-chested flycatcher

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The rufous-chested flycatcher (Ficedula dumetoria) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Ficedula
Species:
F. dumetoria
Binomial name
Ficedula dumetoria
(Wallace, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Erythromyias dumetoria
  • Erythromyias muelleri
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The former subspecies Ficedula dumetoria riedeli is now usually considered a full species - the Tanimbar flycatcher.

It is insectivorous.[2]

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