• Source: Eumyias

      • Eumyias is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
      It contains the following 11 species:

      Timor blue flycatcher (Eumyias hyacinthinus) – formerly placed in Cyornis
      Blue-fronted blue flycatcher (Eumyias hoevelli) – formerly placed in Cyornis
      Matinan blue flycatcher (Eumyias sanfordi) – formerly placed in Cyornis
      Flores jungle flycatcher (Eumyias oscillans) – formerly placed in Cyornis
      Sumba jungle flycatcher (Eumyias stresemanni) – formerly placed in Cyornis
      Dull-blue flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus)
      Verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
      Turquoise flycatcher (Eumyias panayensis)
      Nilgiri flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudatus)
      Indigo flycatcher (Eumyias indigo)
      Buru jungle flycatcher (Eumyias additus)
      The Buru jungle flycatcher was previously placed in the genus Rhinomyias but was moved to Eumyias when a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study found that Rhinomyias was polyphyletic.


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      Further reading


      Rasmussen PC & JC Anderton 2005 Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions.
      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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