How do you identify a Dull-blue Flycatcher?

This species is 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Dull-blue Flycatcher?

The Dull-blue Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 25 g.

Where can you see a Dull-blue Flycatcher?

The Dull-blue Flycatcher is endemic to Sri Lanka, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Dull-blue Flycatcher?

The Dull-blue Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Turquoise Flycatcher, the Indigo Flycatcher and the Nilgiri Flycatcher.

Is the Dull-blue Flycatcher endangered?

The Dull-blue Flycatcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Dull-blue Flycatcher

Eumyias sordidus

Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus) is a rare chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found only in Sri Lanka, weighing about 25 g. The dull-blue flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.

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Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christoph Moning · cc-by

Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus), photo 2 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus), photo 3 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus), photo 4 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus), photo 5 — Photo: Sri Srikumar · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus), photo 6 — Photo: Sri Srikumar · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus), photo 7 — Photo: Sri Srikumar · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus), photo 8 — Photo: Vsevolod Rudyi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus), photo 9 — Photo: Tero Linjama · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus), photo 10 — Photo: Tero Linjama · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Dull-blue Flycatcher

The dull-blue flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. This species is an endemic resident breeder in the hills of central Sri Lanka.

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How to identify it

This species is 15 cm (5.9 in) long. It is similar in shape to the spotted flycatcher and has a loud melodic song.. Adults are ashy blue, with a whitish belly. There is a black patch between the broad black bill and the eye, bordered with brighter blue above and below. Sexes are similar, but females are slightly duller. Juvenile dull-blue flycatchers are brown, heavily spotted on the head, back, wing-coverts and breast with pale buff; their flight feathers are broadly edged with blue-grey.

Where it lives

Sri Lanka

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, July, August, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Dull-blue Flycatcher?: This species is 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Dull-blue Flycatcher?: The Dull-blue Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 25 g.
Where can you see a Dull-blue Flycatcher?: The Dull-blue Flycatcher is endemic to Sri Lanka, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Dull-blue Flycatcher?: The Dull-blue Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Turquoise Flycatcher, the Indigo Flycatcher and the Nilgiri Flycatcher.
Is the Dull-blue Flycatcher endangered?: The Dull-blue Flycatcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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