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Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

Photo: Mvshreeram · CC BY-SA 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)

Cyornis nicobaricus

Basic stats

Habitat

Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and mangrove forest

Range

Endemic to the Nicobar Islands

The Nicobar jungle flycatcher is a bird of the Old World flycatcher family endemic to the Nicobar Islands, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and mangrove forest. It was once considered a subspecies of the brown-chested jungle flycatcher, and was previously placed in the genus Rhinomyias but moved to Cyornis on the results of a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 treats it as a Nicobar endemic and rates it a Moderate conservation priority, a resident of island forest with a Restricted range of about 920 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher live in?
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and mangrove forest
Where is the Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher found?
Endemic to the Nicobar Islands
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