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Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus cyanomelas
Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas) is a member of the Monarchidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 10.2 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 Monarchidae Monarchs
- Genus Trochocercus
- Species cyanomelas
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas) belongs to the Monarchidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF e, se.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.2 g, with a wing length of about 6.8 cm and a tail of around 7.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 180,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher?
The Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher is a very small bird that weighs around 10.2 g.
Where does the Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher live?
The Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher is found across Africa with a range covering AF e, se, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher belong to?
The Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas) belongs to the Monarchidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher eat?
The Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher migrate?
The Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue-mantled Crested 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 Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-mantled Crested 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 Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher's range?
The Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 180,000 km².
Conservation
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