Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Cyornis brunneatus

Family: Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Status: Uncommon migrant · Size: 15 cm · Conservation: Vulnerable

Range

Breeds in southern to southeastern China; winters to the Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.

Identification

Robust-looking flycatcher with a strong, hooked bill, pink legs, and horizontal posture when perched. Adult has plain brown upperparts with a pale buff eye-ring, white throat, and pale brown breast. Large size, long, thick bill, and rufous-brown tail separate it from Muscicapa flycatchers. Juvenile has buff-tipped coverts, sometimes giving the appearance of a single wing bar.

Habitat

Forest edge, forest, wooded gardens, and mangroves.

Behaviour

Forages in the understorey and on the ground, catching insects in flight and among leaf litter.