Pale Blue Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Jason Tan
Location: Hulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia

Cyornis unicolor

Identification

Male: recalls Verditer Flycatcher but duller wings, brighter tail fringes, longer bill, paler and greyer belly and vent. Undertail coverts have pale tips in low contrast to grey-brown bases.

Female: Grey tinged crown/nape, rufous uppertail coverts/tail, brownish grey underparts, whiter belly centre.

Distribution

Resident North and North-eastern Indian subcontinent, south-western and southern China, Greater Sundas, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.

Taxonomy

There are 3 subspecies

References

1. Birdforum thread discussing id of Verditer vs Pale Blue Flycatcher

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Pale Blue Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 December 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pale_Blue_Flycatcher

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