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Photo © by Alok Tewari
Ranikhet, Alt. 6800 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 9 April, 2019
- Ficedula superciliaris
Identification
10cm
- Deep blue upperparts, sides of head and neck
- A noticeable white patch runs from centre of throat, through breast to belly
Distribution
Pakistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. Winters in India.
Taxonomy
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, 7000 ft. above MSL, Himachal Pradesh, India, 10 July 2012
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- F. s. superciliaris:
- F. s. aestigma:
Habitat
Hills and forests of oak, rhododendron, pine, fir, occasionally orchards.
Behaviour
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, 7000 ft. above MSL, Himachal Pradesh, India, 10 July 2012
Diet
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. The 3 - 5 eggs are olive-green to dull stone-buff, freckled all over with reddish brown.
Vocalisation
Recording © by Alok Tewari
Calls of a pair nesting in the vicinity, both male and female were carrying food and calling, as heard in the recording/ calls of Rufous Sibia and Spotted Dove and Great Barbet are also heard.
Ranikhet Hill Station, Altitude 6500 feet, Almora, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 8 May 2024 ... 9.44 am.
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.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ultramarine Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ultramarine_Flycatcher
External Links
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