Passeriformes / Muscicapidae / Leucoptilon
White-tailed Flycatcher
Leucoptilon concretum · 白尾蓝仙鹟
Introduction
A monotypic genus in the Muscicapidae family, restricted to submountain forests from the eastern Himalayas and northern Myanmar through southern China, western and southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The sole member of genus Leucoptilar, a taxonomic placement determined by molecular phylogenetic studies.
Distribution & Habitat
Occupying submountain forests across an extensive range from the eastern Himalayas and northern Myanmar to southern China, western and southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Three recognized subspecies: L. c. cyaneum (northeast India to north Indochina and south Thailand), L. c. concretum (Malay Peninsula and Sumatra), and L. c. everetti (Borneo). Found in both subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Leucoptilon
Taxonomy Changes
Cyornis concretus → Leucoptilon concretum
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Subspecies (3)
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Leucoptilon concretum concretum
mountains of southern Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Data Sources
CBR Notes: 学名由Cyornis concretum改为Leucoptilon concretum（Sangster et al. 2021）
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
