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Himalayas-833
Ultramarine Flycatcher
female ...
... with some
dark and delicate
nest material ...
___________

Ranikhet Hill Station
Altitude 6500 feet
Almora
Uttarakhand Himalayas
India
7 May 2024
Habitat
Himalayan wooded slopes, Altitude 6500 feet
Location
Ranikhet Hill Station, Altitude 6500 feet, Almora, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India
Date taken
07.05.2024
Scientific name
Ficedula superciliaris
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Nice image Alok but I should point out that it is in fact a female Ultramarine Flycatcher. Dark-sided has a different head pattern, is much darker below with dark tips to the utc's and has a totally different structure; tiny bill and very long wings. Note your bird has rufous forehead/above eyes, grey pectorals and 'bluish' tint to tail

Grahame
 
superb closeup of this attractive flycatcher, Alok, wonderful details, awesome work, many tfs!!
 
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Supporter
Thank you Grahame ... I will correct the ID ...
Regards
Alok
 
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Nice image Alok but I should point out that it is in fact a female Ultramarine Flycatcher. Dark-sided has a different head pattern, is much darker below with dark tips to the utc's and has a totally different structure; tiny bill and very long wings. Note your bird has rufous forehead/above eyes, grey pectorals and 'bluish' tint to tail

Grahame
Thank you for ID correction, Grahame ...👍
 
A wonderful capture. They (unfortunately) love synthetic rotproof materials. Both flycatchers occur at the site. Amazing ID support.
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
aloktewari
Date added
View count
505
Comment count
15

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION COOLPIX P950
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
214.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN7434 (3).JPG
File size
1.2 MB
Date taken
Tue, 07 May 2024 6:37 AM
Dimensions
1750px x 1407px

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