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Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) is a member of the Muscicapidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 16.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Genus Cyornis
- Species tickelliae
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) belongs to the Muscicapidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR South Asia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16.2 g, with a wing length of about 7.2 cm and a tail of around 6.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher?
The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher is a small bird that weighs around 16.2 g.
Where does the Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher live?
The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR South Asia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher belong to?
The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher eat?
The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher migrate?
The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher's range?
The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 1.2 million km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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