Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus)

Other Scientific Names
Eumyias sordida [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Eumyias sordida [Collar et al. (1994)], Eumyias sordida [BirdLife International (2000)], Eumyias sordida [BirdLife International (2004)], Eumyias sordida [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Muscicapa sordida [Collar and Andrew (1988)]

Other Names (World)
Dull-blue Flycatcher, Dusky Blue Flycatcher, Dull Verditer-Flycatcher, Sri Lanka Dusky Blue Flycatcher, Oriental Flycatcher, Oriental Dusky Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Walden, 1870)

Habitat
Well-wooded areas, at forest edges and sometimes in shady gardens. From 1,220 - 1,830 m. During the non-breeding season it is occasionally recorded down to 450 m.

Range (Guide)

Sri Lanka (B).

Highlands of central and south-western Sri Lanka.

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 NT
Habitat destruction, degradation and fragmentation through excessive gathering of fuelwood, clearance for permanent agriculture, shifting cultivation, fire urbanisation and logging, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus) [XC645271]
by Jelle Scharringa from Pattipola area, Sri Lanka (song)

Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus) [XC311274]
by Jelle Scharringa from Horton Plains, Sri Lanka (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) and Turquoise Flycatcher (Eumyias panayensis).

References
See References.

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