White-browed jungle flycatcher facts for kids
Quick facts for kids White-browed jungle flycatcher |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Vauriella |
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V. insignis
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| Binomial name | |
| Vauriella insignis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rhinomyias insignis |
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The white-browed jungle flycatcher (Vauriella insignis) is a special bird. It's also called the Luzon jungle-flycatcher or the Rusty-flanked jungle-flycatcher. This bird belongs to the Old World flycatcher family, called Muscicapidae.
This amazing bird lives only on Luzon island in the Philippines. Its natural home is in warm, wet montane forests, which are forests on mountains. Sadly, the white-browed jungle flycatcher is in danger because it is losing its home.
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What Does the White-browed Jungle Flycatcher Look Like?
This bird is a medium-sized flycatcher. It's quite large for a flycatcher, actually!
- It has dark brown feathers on its back and chest.
- Its sides are a reddish-brown color, which is called rufous.
- It has a white stripe above its eyes, like an eyebrow.
- Its throat, belly, and the underside of its tail are also white.
The white-browed jungle flycatcher might look a bit like another bird called the Eyebrowed Thrush. But our flycatcher is smaller. It also doesn't have a gray throat or a yellow beak like the thrush. When it sings, its voice is thin and high-pitched. It also makes a short "shtck!" sound.
Where Does This Bird Live?
The white-browed jungle flycatcher lives in tropical, wet forests. These are usually primary forests, meaning they haven't been disturbed much by humans. You can find them in the mountains, usually above 950 meters (about 3,100 feet) high. They often stay in the lower parts of the forest, among the plants and bushes.
Why Is This Bird in Danger?
The IUCN Red List says this bird is a vulnerable species. This means it's at high risk of becoming extinct in the wild. Scientists think there are only about 2,500 to 9,999 adult birds left.
The biggest problem for the white-browed jungle flycatcher is habitat loss. This means its forest home is disappearing.
- Mining and logging (cutting down trees) destroy the forests.
- Forests are also being turned into farmland. People grow vegetables in these areas.
- For example, in the Cordillera Central mountains, many mossy forests are being cleared for farms.
- In the Sierra Madre mountains, a huge amount of forest (83%) has been lost since the 1930s.
How Can We Help This Bird?
Some areas where this bird lives are protected, like Mount Pulag National Park and Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park. However, even in these protected places, it can be hard to stop people from cutting down trees or changing the land.
To help the white-browed jungle flycatcher, people are suggesting a few things:
- Study the birds: Scientists need to do more surveys. They can use special nets called mist-nets to find out exactly where these birds live and how many there are.
- Expand protected areas: They want to make the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park bigger to include a place called Mt Los Dos Cuernos.
- Create new protected areas: Other important places, like Mount Polis, should become official protected areas.
- Protect existing parks: It's important to make sure that places like Mount Pulag National Park are truly protected from harm.
By working together, we can help save the white-browed jungle flycatcher and its beautiful forest home!
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