Sulawesi streaked flycatcher
| Sulawesi streaked flycatcher | |
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| Sulawesi Streaked Flycatcher side view (left) and front view (right) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Muscicapa |
| Species: | M. sodhii |
| Binomial name | |
| Muscicapa sodhii Harris et al., 2014 | |
The Sulawesi streaked flycatcher (Muscicapa sodhii) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It has only been recorded in Sulawesi, where it is known to breed. It appears not to be endangered, being less sensitive to disturbance than many of Southeast Asia's forest-dependent birds.[1]
The species was first recorded in 1997, but only studied in detail from 2012 by a team from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences with scientists from Princeton University and Michigan State University.[2]
Its Latin name, Muscicapa sodhii, was given in honor of Navjot Sodhi (1962-2011), an Indian ornithologist and conservationist.[2]
The Sulawesi streaked flycatcher looks similar to the grey-streaked flycatcher, which lives part of the year in Sulawesi, but breeds in Northern Asia. Genetically, it is more closely related to the Thai population of Asian brown flycatcher M. dauurica siamensis.[1]
References
- 1 2 J. Berton C. Harris; Pamela C. Rasmussen; Ding Li Yong; Dewi M. Prawiradilaga; Dadang Dwi Putra; Philip D. Round; Frank E. Rheindt (24 November 2014). "A New Species of Muscicapa Flycatcher from Sulawesi, Indonesia". PLOS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112657. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- 1 2 Depra, Dianne (26 November 2014). "Meet the Sulawesi Streaked Flycatcher, a Newly Classified Bird in Indonesia". Tech Times. Retrieved 28 November 2014.