1. Hylocitrea, 林啸鹟, 橙脇嘯鶇, Hylocitrea bonensis, Hylocitrea bonensis, Kancilan Buah

The hylocitrea, also known as the yellow-flanked whistler or olive-flanked whistler, is a species of bird that is endemic to montane forests on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. It is monotypic within the genus Hylocitrea, and has traditionally been considered a member of the family Pachycephalidae, but recent genetic evidence suggests it should be placed in a monotypic subfamily of the family Bombycillidae, or even its own family, Hylocitreidae. A 2019 study found it to be a sister group to a clade containing the hypocolius (Hypocoliidae) and the extinct Hawaiian honeyeaters (Mohoidae), with the clade containing all three being a sister group to the silky-flycatchers (Ptiliogonatidae). The divergences forming these families occurred in the early Miocene, about 20-23 million years ago.

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update 202511

Our main target at Lore Lindu turned out to be not as tough as we expected. We managed to see it twice, and both sightings were not high up in the canopy. Unfortunately, the lighting wasn’t ideal, making the photos appear a bit dull—but still a great bird to observe!

我们此行来到罗瑞林都的主要目标鸟，其实比其他稀有鸟种容易一些。我们总共观测到两次，而且都没有在很高的树冠上。只是光线不太理想，导致照片看起来有点暗淡。但能见到这只鸟，依然非常令人兴奋！

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Sulawesi, Indonesia: Bird Photography | 苏拉威西: 鸟摄 | liewwk Nature 53 [update 20251107]

Sulawesi, Indonesia: Bird Photography | 苏拉威西: 鸟摄 | liewwk Nature 53 [update 20251107]

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