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Alternative name: Cerulean Paradise-Flycatcher; Cerulean Silktail

Eutrichomyias rowleyi

Identification

18cm

  • Bright blue upperparts
  • Pale blue-grey underparts
  • Bare blue eye ring
  • Grey underside of tail
  • Dark brown iris
  • Blue-black bill

Juvenile

  • Grey underparts
  • Shorter tail

Distribution

Rediscovered 1995 on Sangihe Island, Indonesia, after being considered extinct.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Forest of steep valleys with streams.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes invertebrates and insects, taken aerially.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdLife International
  3. Wiki[edia

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