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| − | + | [[Image:DSC7446 2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|stoop|stoop}}<br />Toyanogata, Niigata, [[Japan]], May 2001]] | |
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;[[:Category:Cyanoptila|Cyanoptila]] cyanomelana | ;[[:Category:Cyanoptila|Cyanoptila]] cyanomelana | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:32024591553 6a1b08709d z.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male ''C. c. intermedia''<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Dairy Farm Nature Park, [[Singapore]], February 2017]] | ||
| + | 16–17 cm (6¼-6¾ in).<br /> | ||
| + | Male has cobalt-blue upperparts, blackish head-sides, throat and breast with rest of underparts whitish.<br /> | ||
| + | Female has rather uniform brownish upperparts and breast with contrasting white belly and vent, whitish throat-patch and all black bill.<br /> | ||
| + | First-winter male resembles female but has blue wings, tail and back to uppertail-coverts. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Both male and first-winter male has a small whitish patch at the base of the outer tail feathers which can be used to separate it from the very similar looking [[Zappey's Flycatcher]]. This feature, however, may not be seen easily in the field as it may be obscured or covered by the primaries. | ||
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| + | It is impossible to separate female from Zappey's Flycatcher in the field based on current knowledge. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:22717490543 294921a8a3 c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|First-winter male<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Dairy Farm Nature Park, [[Singapore]], November 2015]] | ||
| + | [[Asia]]: [[Russia]], [[Siberia]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Korea]], [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]], [[Hong Kong]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Borneo]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Singapore]], [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Zappey's Flycatcher]] was formerly included in this species. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:22684748331 fb356e7453 c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Tuas South, [[Singapore]], October 2015]] | ||
| + | 2 subspecies are currently recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''C. c. cyanomelana'': | ||
| + | :*Breeds [[Japan]] and southern Kuril Islands; the species winters south to [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], and the [[Greater Sundas]] | ||
| + | *''C. c. intermedia'': | ||
| + | :*Breeds in northeastern [[China]] (Heilongjiang south to eastern Hebei), southeastern [[Russia]] (Amurskaya Oblast and Primorskiy Kray), and the [[Korea]]n peninsula; the species winters south to [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], and the [[Greater Sundas]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Primary rainforest, Secondary forest, parkland and occasionally gardens. Low mountains. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They eat small insects such as beetles, moths and bees, also larva. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Their nest is constructed mostly from moss, and is placed in a hole under an overhanging back, a cliff crevice or among tree roots. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | Migratory. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=238183 Birdforum thread] discussing taxonomy of this species | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | Search the Gallery using the scientific name: | ||
{{GSearch|Cyanoptila+cyanomelana}} | {{GSearch|Cyanoptila+cyanomelana}} | ||
| + | Search the Gallery using the common name: | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Blue-and-white Flycatcher"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cyanoptila]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cyanoptila]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:08, 5 May 2022
- Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Identification
16–17 cm (6¼-6¾ in).
Male has cobalt-blue upperparts, blackish head-sides, throat and breast with rest of underparts whitish.
Female has rather uniform brownish upperparts and breast with contrasting white belly and vent, whitish throat-patch and all black bill.
First-winter male resembles female but has blue wings, tail and back to uppertail-coverts.
Similar Species
Both male and first-winter male has a small whitish patch at the base of the outer tail feathers which can be used to separate it from the very similar looking Zappey's Flycatcher. This feature, however, may not be seen easily in the field as it may be obscured or covered by the primaries.
It is impossible to separate female from Zappey's Flycatcher in the field based on current knowledge.
Distribution
Asia: Russia, Siberia, China, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java
Taxonomy
Zappey's Flycatcher was formerly included in this species.
Subspecies
2 subspecies are currently recognized[1]:
- C. c. cyanomelana:
- Breeds Japan and southern Kuril Islands; the species winters south to Myanmar, Thailand, and the Greater Sundas
- C. c. intermedia:
Habitat
Primary rainforest, Secondary forest, parkland and occasionally gardens. Low mountains.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat small insects such as beetles, moths and bees, also larva.
Breeding
Their nest is constructed mostly from moss, and is placed in a hole under an overhanging back, a cliff crevice or among tree roots.
Movements
Migratory.
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). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-and-white Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-and-white_Flycatcher
External Links
Search the Gallery using the scientific name:
Search the Gallery using the common name:
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
