How do you identify an Azure-crested Flycatcher?

Measuring 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, the azure-crested Flycatcher is sexually dimorphic. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is an Azure-crested Flycatcher?

The Azure-crested Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.

Where can you see an Azure-crested Flycatcher?

The Azure-crested Flycatcher is endemic to Fiji, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to an Azure-crested Flycatcher?

The Azure-crested Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Mussau Flycatcher, the Samoan Flycatcher and the Chuuk Flycatcher.

Is the Azure-crested Flycatcher endangered?

The Azure-crested Flycatcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Azure-crested Flycatcher

Myiagra azureocapilla

Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla) is a legendary monarch flycatchers, paradise flycatchers, and shrikebill found only in Fiji, weighing about 13 g. The azure-crested flycatcher or the blue-crested flycatcher, is a species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae.

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Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla), photo 1 — Photo: Layard E.L. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla), photo 2 — Photo: Layard E.L. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla), photo 3 — Photo: Kleinschmidt · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla), photo 4 — Photo: Kleinschmidt · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla), photo 5 — Photo: Layard E.L. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla), photo 6 — Photo: Layard E.L. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla), photo 7 — Photo: Layard E.L. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla), photo 8 — Photo: Layard E.L. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla), photo 9 — Photo: Layard E.L. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla), photo 10 — Photo: Kleinschmidt · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Azure-crested Flycatcher

The azure-crested flycatcher or the blue-crested flycatcher, is a species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Fiji, where it is found on Taveuni.

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How to identify it

Measuring 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, the azure-crested Flycatcher is sexually dimorphic. The male has light blue crown with slate-blue upperparts, and white underparts. The female in brown above with greyish tinged cheeks and bluish tinged crown. Unusually for the genus Myiagra the bill is bright orange instead of black.

Where it lives

Fiji

When to see it

Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in August. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify an Azure-crested Flycatcher?: Measuring 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, the azure-crested Flycatcher is sexually dimorphic. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is an Azure-crested Flycatcher?: The Azure-crested Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.
Where can you see an Azure-crested Flycatcher?: The Azure-crested Flycatcher is endemic to Fiji, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to an Azure-crested Flycatcher?: The Azure-crested Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Mussau Flycatcher, the Samoan Flycatcher and the Chuuk Flycatcher.
Is the Azure-crested Flycatcher endangered?: The Azure-crested Flycatcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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