Verditer flycatcher
| Verditer flycatcher | |
|---|---|
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| Adult at Eaglenest WLS Arunachal Pradesh, India. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Eumyias |
| Species: | E. thalassinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eumyias thalassinus (Swainson, 1838) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stoparola melanops | |
The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher widespread in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya. It is named after its distinctive shade of copper-sulphate blue and has a dark patch between the eyes and above the bill base. The adult males are intense blue on all areas of the body, except for the black eye-patch and grey vent. Adult females and sub-adults are lighter blue. They are also interesting among the flycatchers in that they forage above the canopy level and perching on electric wires or exposed tree top branches.
This species was earlier placed in the genus Muscicapa and it has been suggested that it is closer to the Niltava flycatchers.[2]
Gallery
verditer flycatcher, shot at kalatope wildlife sanctuary dalhousie, himachal pradesh
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on a Kamala tree Mallotus philipensis at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India._on_a_Kamala_(Mallotus_philipensis)_tree_W_Picture_149.jpg)
on a Kamala tree Mallotus philipensis at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Eumyias thalassinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Lei Xin, Lian Zhen-Min, Lei Fu-Min, Yin Zuo-Hua, Zhao Hong-Feng (2007). Acta Zoologica Sinica. 53(1):95 PDF