Sulu Jungle Flycatcher

Endemic to the Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, the Sulu Jungle Flycatcher has not been documented since 1998. There are several recent records, however, so it may be documented again soon. Along with the Sulu Bleeding-heart and the Sulu Cuckooshrike, it is one of three lost birds in the Sulu islands.

The last documented records of Sulu Jungle Flycatcher appear to be a series of sound recordings made by Desmond Allen in August 1998.

Taxonomic revisions made in 2024, divided what had previously been Chestnut-tailed Jungle Flycatcher (Cyornis ruficrissa) into three species: Philippine Jungle Flycatcher (Cyornis ruficauda), Crocker Jungle Flycatcher (Cyornis ruficrissa), and Sulu Jungle Flycatcher (Cyornis ocularis). Sulu Jungle Flycatcher is now considered a distinct species in both the HBW/BirdLife taxonomy (where it is called Sulu Jungle-flycatcher) and the eBird taxonomy.