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Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides
Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides) is a member of the Muscicapidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 14.2 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 rubeculoides
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue-throated 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 Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas to Thailand.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.2 g, with a wing length of about 6.6 cm and a tail of around 5.8 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 768,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher?
The Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher is a very small bird that weighs around 14.2 g.
Where does the Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher live?
The Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas to Thailand, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher belong to?
The Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher eat?
The Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher migrate?
The Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue-throated 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 Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher's range?
The Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 768,000 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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