Blue-and-white Flycatcher
Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae
About
The blue-and-white flycatcher is a migratory songbird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species is also known as the Japanese flycatcher. It breeds in Japan, Korea, and in parts of north eastern China and the Russian Far East. It winters in South East Asia, especially in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo. This species has been recorded as a vagrant from the Sinharaja Rainforest in Sri Lanka in 2014.
Fun Fact
Blue-and-white flycatchers breed in primary and secondary lowland and submontane forests (including taiga, wooded slopes, and gullies) up to 1200 metres, and also in riverine thickets and plantations.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Feeds mainly on insects and larvae, but also eats berries, including pokeweed.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance