Zappey's Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

Photo by kampang
Chestnut Trail, Singapore, November 2006

Cyanoptila cumatilis

Identification

16–17 cm (6-6¾ in)

• Blue upperparts head and throat
• White underparts

Distribution

Breeds in central China (Shaanxi east to Beijing, and south to northwest Hubei); wintering range very poorly known, but recorded south to Malaysia

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Formerly included in Blue-and-white Flycatcher.

Habitat

Lowland and sub-montane forests; wooded slopes.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of beetles, moths, bees, larvae and other small invertebrates.

Movements

Migratory.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Avibase
4. Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species
5. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Zappey's Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Zappey%27s_Flycatcher

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