Scientific Name: Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Malay Name: Sambar-Berlau Rengkung Hitam
Chinese Name: 白腹蓝鹟
Range: Breeds from Korea to Japan and winters to Southeast Asia
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: intermedia, cyanomelana.
Local Subspecies: intermedia
Size: 18 cm
Identification: Male has cobalt-blue upperparts, blackish head-sides, throat and breast with rest of underparts whitish. Female has rather uniform brownish upperparts and breast with contrasting white belly and vent, whitish throat-patch and all black bill. First-winter male resembles female but has blue wings, tail and back to uppertail-coverts. Based on current knowledge, it is not possible to separate non-adult male from Zappey's Flycatcher in the field.
Similar looking species: Zappey's Flycatcher
Habitat: Forest, parks, gardens and wooded areas.
Behaviour/Ecology: Forages mainly at the mid-stratum and canopy levels for insects.
Local Status: Rare migrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2017)
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Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Blue-and-white Flycatcher)
References:
BirdLife International. (2017). Cyanoptila cyanomelana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103758039A111161222.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Blue-and-white Flycatcher. Retrieved on December 7, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/blue-and-white-flycatcher.