- Myiagra azureocapilla
Identification
14cm
Bright orange bill
Male
- Light blue crown
- Slate-blue upperparts
- White underparts
- Deep chestnut chin and throat
- Broad white tips ( c. 50 % ) to the underside of the tail
Female
- Brown above
- Grey cheeks
- Blue crown
Distribution
Fiji (montane forests of Taveuni).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Chestnut-throated Flycatcher.
Habitat
Moist montanes and lowland forest.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Azure-crested Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Azure-crested_Flycatcher
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
