Blue-and-white Flycatcher
A species of Blue-and-white and Zappey'S Flycatchers Scientific name : Cyanoptila cyanomelana Genus : Blue-and-white and Zappey'S Flycatchers
Blue-and-white Flycatcher, A species of Blue-and-white and Zappey'S Flycatchers
Botanical name: Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Genus: Blue-and-white and Zappey'S Flycatchers
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Description General Info
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Description
The blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) is a migratory songbird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species is also known as the Japanese flycatcher. It breeds in Japan, Korea, and in parts of north eastern China and the Russian Far East. It winters in South East Asia, especially in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo. This species has been recorded as a vagrant from the Sinharaja Rainforest in Sri Lanka in 2014. 
Size
17 cm
Colors
Brown
Gray
White
Blue
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Blue-and-white Flycatcher primarily forages for insects and larvae like beetles, moths, and bees, occasionally consuming berries, including unripe ones. This bird utilizes active foraging and hunting techniques, often during specific times that optimize feeding efficiency, exhibiting preferences for certain prey types.
Habitat
The blue-and-white Flycatcher is typically found in primary and secondary lowland and submontane forests, including taiga, wooded montane slopes, and gullies up to 1200 meters. These birds inhabit riverine thickets with scrub, vines, and bushes, and are also found in plantations, coastal woodlands, parks, and gardens. During non-breeding seasons, blue-and-white Flycatcher may migrate to higher elevations, up to 1850 meters, in forested hills and lower montane forests, as well as old tree plantations and selectively logged lowland forests.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world flycatchers Species
Blue-and-white Flycatcher 
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