White-tailed Flycatcher

Leucoptilon concretum (Müller, S, 1836)

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

White-tailed Flycatcher, Leucoptilon concretum, is a bird of the Oriental Region, breeding from north-east India to Borneo. It belongs to the Muscicapidae family and is placed in its own genus, Leucoptilon. It is associated with moist lowland and montane forests, including submountain forest. Its range extends through the eastern Himalayas and northern Myanmar to southern China, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. The species was first described in 1836 by Salomon Müller. Three subspecies are recognised: cyaneum in north-east India to north Indochina and south Thailand, concretum in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, and everetti in Borneo.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Breeding range: Oriental Region: ne India to Borneo