Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)

Other Names (World)
Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher, Orange-breasted Blue-flycatcher, Tickell's Flycatcher, Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
13.50 - 15.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blyth, 1843

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, lowland moist shrubland, mangroves, dry forest, rural gardens, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

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.

Food
Insects.

Voice
A 'churr' and clicking notes uttered in alarm. Song consists of short clicks followed by five or six notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (103)...)

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) [XC653961]
by Antonio Xeira from Palugaswewa, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka (call)

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) [XC266993]
by Pronoy Baidya from Cotarli,Sanguem, South Goa, Goa, India (song)

Nest
In a hole in a tree or amongst rocks, lined with fine grass and plant fibers.

Eggs (Guide)
3 - 5.

Subspecies
Taxonomic status of this species and Pale-chinned Flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys) uncertain. The two hybridize extensively in eastern India (Eastern Ghats), and subspecies vernayi of Pale-chinned Flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys) recently considered to be the result of such interbreeding. A detailed review of both forms required. There is some evidence of hybridization with Hill Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas) in Malay Peninsula. Subspecies jerdoni differs significantly from others in plumage and voice and may merit the rank of full species.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

tickelliae Blyth, 1843 - Southern Nepal, north, central and southern India and Myanmar (except south).
jerdoni Holdsworth, 1872 - Sri Lanka.
indochina Chasen and Kloss, 1928 - South-eastern Myanmar, Thailand (except peninsula), Cambodia, SLaos and central Vietnam (central and southern Annam).
sumatrensis (Sharpe, 1879) - Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, also north-eastern Sumatra (one record).
lamprus Oberholser, 1917 - Anamba Is, off eastern Peninsular Malaysia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Tickells Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) - 10 files

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