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Ultramarine Flycatcher
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| | + | [[Image:Rakeshultramarineflycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rakesh|Rakesh}}<br /> Snhagad Valley, Pune, [[India]], January, 2009]] |
| | ;[[:Category:Ficedula|Ficedula]] superciliaris | | ;[[:Category:Ficedula|Ficedula]] superciliaris |
| - | [[Image:Rakeshultramarineflycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rakesh|Rakesh}}<br />Photo taken: Snhagad Valley, Pune, [[India]], January, 2009]] | |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | 10cm. Deep blue above, sides of head and neck, prominent white patch runs from centre of throat, through breast to belly. | + | 10cm<br /> |
| | + | *Deep blue upperparts, sides of head and neck |
| | + | *A noticeable white patch runs from centre of throat, through breast to belly |
| | + | [[Image:Ultramarinealok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Male Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], July 2012 7000 ft. above MSL]] |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | [[Pakistan]], [[Kashmir]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Tibet]]. Winters in [[India]]. | | [[Pakistan]], [[Kashmir]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Tibet]]. Winters in [[India]]. |
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| - | [[Image:Ultramarinealok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Alok Tewari<br />Male Juvenile; Photo taken: Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], 7000 ft. above MSL]] | |
| - | [[Image:Ultramarinealokfemale.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Alok Tewari<br />Female Juvenile; Photo taken: Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], 7000 ft. above MSL]] | |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| - | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| - | | + | *''F. s. superciliaris'': |
| - | Ficedula superciliaris superciliaris [[Himalayas]] (n [[Pakistan]] to [[Nepal]] and [[Sikkim]]); > to c [[India]] | + | :*[[Himalayas]] (northern [[Pakistan]] to [[Nepal]] and Sikkim); winters to central [[India]] |
| - | | + | *''F. s. aestigma'': |
| - | Ficedula superciliaris aestigma [[Himalayas]] ([[Bhutan]] to se [[Tibet]], sw [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and n [[India]]) | + | :*[[Himalayas]] ([[Bhutan]] to south-eastern [[Tibet]], south-western [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and northern [[India]]) |
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| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Hills and forests of oak, rhododendron, pine, fir, occasionally orchards. | | Hills and forests of oak, rhododendron, pine, fir, occasionally orchards. |
| - | | + | [[Image:Ultramarinealokfemale.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female Juvenile<br />{{user|Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], July 2012 7000 ft. above MSL]] |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | ====Diet==== |
| | The diet includes insects. | | The diet includes insects. |
| - | | + | ====Breeding==== |
| - | It builds a nest from fine moss with some strips of bark and fine grass, lined with hair and rootlets. 3 - 5, olive green to dull stone-buff, freckled all over with reddish brown eggs are laid. | + | It builds a nest from fine moss with some strips of bark and fine grass, lined with hair and rootlets. The 3 - 5 eggs are olive-green to dull stone-buff, freckled all over with reddish brown. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} |
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| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Ficedula+superciliaris}} | | {{GSearch|Ficedula+superciliaris}} |
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|  Photo by Rakesh Snhagad Valley, Pune, India, January, 2009 - Ficedula superciliaris
[edit] Identification
10cm
- Deep blue upperparts, sides of head and neck
- A noticeable white patch runs from centre of throat, through breast to belly
 Male Juvenile Photo by Alok TewariDalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India, July 2012 7000 ft. above MSL [edit] Distribution
Pakistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. Winters in India.
[edit] Taxonomy
[edit] Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
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[edit] Habitat
Hills and forests of oak, rhododendron, pine, fir, occasionally orchards.
 Photo by Alok Tewari Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India, July 2012 7000 ft. above MSL [edit] Behaviour
The diet includes insects.
[edit] Breeding
It builds a nest from fine moss with some strips of bark and fine grass, lined with hair and rootlets. The 3 - 5 eggs are olive-green to dull stone-buff, freckled all over with reddish brown.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
[edit] External Links
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