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Chinese Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis glaucicomans
Chinese Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Chinese Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans) 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 glaucicomans
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Chinese 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 Chinese Blue Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Chinese Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR s, se China.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.2 g, with a wing length of about 7.9 cm and a tail of around 6.5 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 726,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Chinese Blue Flycatcher?
The Chinese Blue Flycatcher is a very small bird that weighs around 14.2 g.
Where does the Chinese Blue Flycatcher live?
The Chinese Blue Flycatcher is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR s, se China, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Chinese Blue Flycatcher belong to?
The Chinese Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Chinese Blue Flycatcher eat?
The Chinese Blue Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Chinese Blue Flycatcher migrate?
The Chinese Blue Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Chinese 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 Chinese Blue Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Chinese 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 Chinese Blue Flycatcher's range?
The Chinese Blue Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 726,000 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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