Species of Thailand
Maroon-breasted philentoma
Philentoma velata
Coenraad Jacob Temminck, 1825
In Thai: นกจับแมลงอกแดง
The maroon-breasted philentoma (Philentoma velata) is a bird species. They are now usually assigned to the Vangidae.
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vangidae
- Genus
- Philentoma
- Species
- Philentoma velata
Common names
- Thai: นกจับแมลงอกแดง
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)
Near Threatened (BirdLife)
Vulnerable (ONEP)
Vulnerable (BCST)
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