Large-billed Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis caerulatus)

Other Scientific Names
Niltava caerulata [Collar and Andrew (1988)]

Other Names (World)
Large-billed Blue-Flycatcher, Sunda Blue-flycatcher, Sunda Blue Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1857)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B) (NB), Indonesia (B) (NB), Malaysia (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat loss through logging and conversion for agriculture are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A thin three-note whistled song with last note desending, 'si-si-tiuuuw'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

Sunda Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis caerulatus) [XC176972]
by Mike Nelson from Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Sunda Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis caerulatus) [XC19173]
by Jani Sleutel from Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

albiventer Junge, 1933 - Sumatra.
rufifrons Wallace, 1865 - Western Borneo.
caerulatus (Bonaparte, 1857) - Northern, eastern and southern Borneo.

Similar Species
Male Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra) is similar, but lacks the contrasting pale forehead and supercilium and is duller on the lower back and rump. Female is blue above with whitish loral spot.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Large-billed Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis caerulatus) - 10 files

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