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.
Vagrant to Australia, Oman, United Arab Emirates.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) [XC103906]
by Geoff Carey from Amgu, Primorsky Krai, Ussuriland, Far East Russia, Russian Federation (song)
Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) [XC341608]
by Albert Lastukhin & Vladimir Sotnikov from Mikhaylovskiy rayon, Primorskiy kray, Russian Federation (song)
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