Zappey’s Flycatcher

Scientific Name: Cyanoptila cumatilis
Malay Name: Sambar-Berlau Rengkung Biru
Chinese Name: 琉璃蓝鹟

Range:
Found from Siberia, northeast China to North Korea and winter to Southeast Asia

Taxonomy:
Monotypic.

Size: 18 cm

Identification:
Male resembles Blue-and-white Flycatcher but has less dark or more bluish head-sides, throat and breast. Female and first-winter male cannot be distinguished from Blue-and-white Flycatcher.

Similar looking species: Blue-and-white 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: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2016)

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Zappey’s Flycatcher at Telok Blangah Hill Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Zappey’s Flycatcher at Bidadari. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Zappey’s Flycatcher at Bidadari. Photo credit: Mohamad Zahidi Hamid

Zappey’s Flycatcher at Bidadari. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Zappey’s Flycatcher at Bidadari. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Zappey’s Flycatcher at Telok Blangah Hill Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Zappey’s Flycatcher at Bidadari. Photo credit: Francis Yap