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Dayak Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis montanus
Dayak Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis montanus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Dayak Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis montanus) is a member of the Muscicapidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 14.5 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 montanus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Dayak Blue 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 Dayak Blue Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Dayak Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis montanus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR montane Borneo.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.5 g, with a wing length of about 7.2 cm and a tail of around 5.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Dayak Blue Flycatcher?
The Dayak Blue Flycatcher is a very small bird that weighs around 14.5 g.
Where does the Dayak Blue Flycatcher live?
The Dayak Blue Flycatcher is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR montane Borneo, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Dayak Blue Flycatcher belong to?
The Dayak Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis montanus) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Dayak Blue Flycatcher eat?
The Dayak Blue Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Dayak Blue Flycatcher migrate?
The Dayak Blue Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Dayak 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.
Conservation
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