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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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16cm<br />
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15–17 cm (6-6¾ in)<br />
 
*Bright blue body
 
*Bright blue body
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*Black lores and eye patches (lacking in the female)
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*Black [[Topography#Heads|lores]]  and eye patches (lacking in the female)
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*Undertail coverts have pale tip in contrast to blue bases
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*Undertail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] have pale tip in contrast to blue bases
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
From Northern [[Pakistan]] over [[India]], the [[Himalayas]] to Southern [[China]], [[Indochina]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]].<br />
 
From Northern [[Pakistan]] over [[India]], the [[Himalayas]] to Southern [[China]], [[Indochina]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]].<br />
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:*Peninsula [[Thailand]], [[Malaya]], [[Sumatra]] and (rarely) [[Borneo]]
 
:*Peninsula [[Thailand]], [[Malaya]], [[Sumatra]] and (rarely) [[Borneo]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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[[Image:Verditer_Flycatcher_Alok.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male : Ssp.''thalassinus''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dalhousie (7000 ft. above MSL), Himachal Pradesh, [[India]]. Mar-2013]]
 
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[[Image:verditer_flycatcher_imm_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature : Ssp.''thalassinus''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dalhousie (7000 ft. above MSL), Himachal Pradesh, [[India]]. June-2014]]
 
 
Broadleaved evergreen and montane rainforests up to a height of 2565m. Any well-wooded area.
 
Broadleaved evergreen and montane rainforests up to a height of 2565m. Any well-wooded area.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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There is little information; they appear to eat small invertebrates and ripe berries.
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==Gallery==
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Click on photo for larger image
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Image:Verditer_Flycatcher_Alok.jpg|Male : Ssp.''thalassinus''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dalhousie (7000 ft. above MSL), Himachal Pradesh, [[India]]. March 2013
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Image:verditer_flycatcher_imm_alok.JPG|Immature : Ssp.''thalassinus''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dalhousie (7000 ft. above MSL), Himachal Pradesh, [[India]]. June 2014
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==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Wikipedia
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
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#Wikipedia
 
#BF Member observations
 
#BF Member observations
 
#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2436777 Birdforum thread] discussing id of Verditer vs Pale Blue Flycatcher
 
#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2436777 Birdforum thread] discussing id of Verditer vs Pale Blue Flycatcher

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Alternative names: Asian or Indian Verditer Flycatcher

Male : Ssp. thalassoides
Photo by makus
Genting, Pahang, Malaysia, September 2006
Eumyias thalassinus

Identification

15–17 cm (6-6¾ in)

  • Bright blue body
  • Black lores and eye patches (lacking in the female)
  • Undertail coverts have pale tip in contrast to blue bases

Distribution

From Northern Pakistan over India, the Himalayas to Southern China, Indochina, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Female : Ssp. thalassoides
Photo by Dr Manjeet Singh
Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, February 2007

Taxonomy

This species was previously (erroneously) designated Eumyias thalassina.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • E. t. thalassinus:
  • E. t. thalassoides:

Habitat

Broadleaved evergreen and montane rainforests up to a height of 2565m. Any well-wooded area.

Behaviour

Diet

There is little information; they appear to eat small invertebrates and ripe berries.

Gallery

Click on photo for larger image

  • Male : Ssp.thalassinus
    Photo by Alok Tewari
    Dalhousie (7000 ft. above MSL), Himachal Pradesh, India. March 2013

  • Immature : Ssp.thalassinus
    Photo by Alok Tewari
    Dalhousie (7000 ft. above MSL), Himachal Pradesh, India. June 2014

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
  3. Wikipedia
  4. BF Member observations
  5. Birdforum thread discussing id of Verditer vs Pale Blue Flycatcher

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