Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (mainland), Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea (B), Philippines, Russia (Asian), Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Vietnam.
Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) [XC341972]
by Albert Lastukhin & Vladimir Sotnikov from Khasanskiy rayon, Primorskiy kray, Russian Federation (song)
Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) [XC282105]
by Albert Lastukhin & Vladimir Sotnikov from Songjianghe National Forest park, China (song)
Breeding Season (Guide)
Does not breed in Australia. Breeds in China and Japan.
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Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
cumatilis (Temminck, 1829) - Breeds north-eastern China (Manchuria south to Hebei), south-eastern Russia (southern Ussuriland) and northern Korea. Non-breeding Laos and Vietnam, Greater Sundas and Philippines (Luzon, Palawan). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Zappey's Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cumatilis).
cyanomelana (Temminck, 1829) - Breeds southern Kuril Is, Japan and southern Korea. Non-breeding Taiwan, south-eastern China (Hainan), Indochina, Philippines (Luzon, Negros, Palawan, Balabac and Bongao) and Borneo.
intermedia (Weigold, 1922) - Breeds in north-eastern China (Heilongjiang south to eastern Hebei), south-eastern Russia (Amurskaya Oblast and Primorskiy Kray), and the Korean peninsula; the species winters south to Myanmar, Thailand, and the Greater Sundas.
Similar Species
White-tailed Flycatcher (Cyornis concretus) which is paler blue, has a blue face and lacks white in the tail.
References
See References.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9