Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: Blue-and-white Flycatcher

Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana

Described by: Temminck (1829)
Alternate common name(s): Japanese Blue-flycatcher
Old scientific name(s): Muscicapa cyanomelana, Ficedula cyanomelana, Cyanoptila cyanomelaena

Photographs

Karuizawa, Nagano-ken, Japan - May 13, 2001 © William Hull  Karuizawa, Nagano-ken, Japan - May 13, 2001 © William Hull  Heuksan Do Island, South Korea - Apr 24, 2008 © Aurélien Audevard  Heuksan Do Island, South Korea - Apr 23, 2008 © Aurélien Audevard  Heuksan Do Island, South Korea - Apr 23, 2008 © Aurélien Audevard 
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Range

Ne. Asia and Japan;
Two populations;
(1) Se. Siberia, ne. China, and Korea.
Winters in s. Burma, s. Thailand and the Greater Sundas (Borneo).
(2) Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu).
Winters in Taiwan, Indochina (Burma) and the Philippines.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Pintails Home (Kim Hyun-Tae)
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Biological Research Information Center, BRIC of Korea

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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