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| + | [[Image:ultramarine_flycatcher_3_alok.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies male<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> Ranikhet, Alt. 6800 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 9 April, 2019]] | ||
;[[:Category:Ficedula|Ficedula]] superciliaris | ;[[:Category:Ficedula|Ficedula]] superciliaris | ||
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| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 10cm<br /> | ||
| + | *Deep blue upperparts, sides of head and neck | ||
| + | *A noticeable white patch runs from centre of throat, through breast to belly | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Pakistan]], [[Kashmir]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Tibet]]. Winters in [[India]]. | [[Pakistan]], [[Kashmir]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Tibet]]. Winters in [[India]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | [[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]] |
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| − | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
| − | + | *''F. s. superciliaris'': | |
| − | + | :*[[Himalayas]] (northern [[Pakistan]] to [[Nepal]] and Sikkim); winters to central [[India]] | |
| + | *''F. s. aestigma'': | ||
| + | :*[[Himalayas]] ([[Bhutan]] to south-eastern [[Tibet]], south-western [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and northern [[India]]) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | [[Image:Ultramarinealokfemale.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], July 2012 7000 ft. above MSL]] | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
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| − | It builds a nest from fine moss with some strips of bark and fine grass, lined with hair and rootlets. 3 - 5 | + | 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== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ficedula+superciliaris}} | {{GSearch|Ficedula+superciliaris}} | ||
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Nominate subspecies male
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Ranikhet, Alt. 6800 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 9 April, 2019
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
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- F. s. superciliaris:
- F. s. aestigma:
Habitat
Hills and forests of oak, rhododendron, pine, fir, occasionally orchards.
Behaviour
Female Juvenile
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India, July 2012 7000 ft. above MSL
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India, July 2012 7000 ft. above MSL
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.
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. (2024) Ultramarine Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ultramarine_Flycatcher
