Buru Jungle Flycatcher
Eumyias additus
Buru Jungle Flycatcher (Eumyias additus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Buru Jungle Flycatcher (Eumyias additus) is a member of the Muscicapidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 22.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Genus Eumyias
- Species additus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 22.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Buru Jungle Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Buru Jungle Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Buru Jungle Flycatcher (Eumyias additus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane Buru (wc Moluccas).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 22.5 g, with a wing length of about 7.9 cm and a tail of around 6.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 4,092 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Buru Jungle Flycatcher?
The Buru Jungle Flycatcher is a small bird that weighs around 22.5 g.
Where does the Buru Jungle Flycatcher live?
The Buru Jungle Flycatcher is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane Buru (wc Moluccas), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Buru Jungle Flycatcher belong to?
The Buru Jungle Flycatcher (Eumyias additus) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Buru Jungle Flycatcher eat?
The Buru Jungle Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Buru Jungle Flycatcher migrate?
The Buru Jungle Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Buru Jungle Flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Buru Jungle Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Buru Jungle Flycatcher — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Buru Jungle Flycatcher's range?
The Buru Jungle Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 4,092 km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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