Ultramarine Flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)

Other Names (World)
Ultramarine Flycatcher, White-browed Flycatcher, White-browed Blue-flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
11.50 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jerdon, 1840)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B), Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

Ultramarine Flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris) [XC547858]
by Andrew Spencer from Chopta-Mandal road (30.47689,79.21137), Uttarakhand, India (call)

Ultramarine Flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris) [XC472711]
by Peter Boesman from Baijnath, Uttarakhand, India (call)

Subspecies
Subspecies intergrade in central Himalayas (intermediates fairly frequent).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

superciliaris (Jerdon, 1840) - Breeds eastern Afghanistan east to central Himalayas. Non-breeding central and southern India.
aestigma (Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847) - Breeds central Himalayas east to north-eastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, eastern Meghalaya, Manipur) and south-central China (south-eastern Xizang east to south-western Sichuan and northern Yunnan). Non-breeding northern and eastern India, central and eastern Myanmar, north-western Thailand and southern China (southern Yunnan).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ultramarine Flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris) - 10 files

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