{"id":31737,"date":"2025-04-05T05:12:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T23:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31737"},"modified":"2025-04-16T14:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:53:25","slug":"pale-chinned-flycatcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pale-chinned-flycatcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Pale-Chinned Flycatcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Pale-Chinned Flycatcher Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>In a remarkable addition to Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s rich avian diversity, the rare Pale-chinned Flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys) was recently sighted in the Nong Loung (Bor Beel) forest area of Namsai district.<\/p>\n<h2>About Pale-Chinned Flycatcher<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>small, insectivorous songbird<\/strong> known for its subtle charm, discrete behavior, and preference for shady forest interiors.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It belongs to the family Muscicapidae. It is a <strong>sparrow-sized <\/strong>bird<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Scientific Name: Cyornis poliogenys<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution Range Includes<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India (Eastern Ghats, NE states, Eastern Himalayas, and West Bengal<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, <\/strong>and parts of <strong>Southeast Asia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sundarbans <\/strong>(fringe forests and quiet forest trails) \u2013 Rare but possible in suitable undisturbed patches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat<\/strong>: It prefers <strong>dense, moist forest habitats<\/strong>, especially evergreen and semi-evergreen forests with rich undergrowth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Status:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pale-Chinned Flycatcher Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Size: Small, about 13\u201314 cm (5.1\u20135.5 inches) in length.<\/li>\n<li>Weight: Approximately 10\u201312 grams.<\/li>\n<li>Males: Dull blue upperparts with a greyish throat and chin, light olive or brownish wash on flanks.<\/li>\n<li>Females: Similar but duller, with more brown tones and less distinct bluish hues.<\/li>\n<li>Pale chin or throat patch separating the dull blue-grey head and breast.<\/li>\n<li>Fine black bill, ideal for insect foraging.<\/li>\n<li>Frequently tail-flicking and flitting low among vegetation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pale-Chinned Flycatcher FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. What is the scientific name of the Pale-Chinned Flycatcher?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Cyornis poliogenys<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. What is the conservation status of the Pale-Chinned Flycatcher according to the IUCN Red List?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Least Concern<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. What type of habitat does the Pale-Chinned Flycatcher prefer?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. It prefers dense, moist forest habitats, especially evergreen and semi-evergreen forests with rich undergrowth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeasttoday.in\/2025\/04\/05\/rare-pale-chinned-flycatcher-spotted-in-arunachals-nong-loung-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NET<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pale-Chinned Flycatcher is a small, insect-eating songbird known for its soft calls and agile flight, commonly found in forested habitats across Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":31738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31737","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}