How big is a Mangrove Blue Flycatcher?

The Mangrove Blue Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.

Where can you see a Mangrove Blue Flycatcher?

The Mangrove Blue Flycatcher occurs in 7 countries, including the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Mangrove Blue Flycatcher?

The Mangrove Blue Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Malaysian Blue Flycatcher, the Chinese Blue Flycatcher and the Bornean Blue Flycatcher.

Is the Mangrove Blue Flycatcher endangered?

The Mangrove Blue Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis rufigastra

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

The Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra) is a rare chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found in 7 countries, weighing about 18 g. The mangrove blue flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebrateswoodlandcup nest18 g

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra), photo 1 — Photo: Joan Evangelista · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra), photo 2 — Photo: Joan Evangelista · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra), photo 3 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra), photo 4 — Photo: Jay Paroline · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra), photo 5 — Photo: Jay Paroline · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra), photo 6 — Photo: RanieljoseMCastaneda · CC BY 4.0

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra), photo 7 — Photo: ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ · CC BY 4.0

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra), photo 8 — Photo: Wich’yanan L · CC BY 4.0

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra), photo 9 — Photo: Jay Paroline · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra), photo 10 — Photo: Jay Paroline · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Mangrove Blue Flycatcher

The mangrove blue flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Clements splits the Kalao blue flycatcher, Cyornis kalaoensis into a distinct species. The IOC still lists it as a subspecies of the mangrove blue flycatcher.

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Where it lives

Philippines Malaysia Thailand Singapore Indonesia Brunei

Recorded as a rare visitor in Vietnam.

When to see it

The Mangrove Blue Flycatcher can be seen all year round, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Mangrove Blue Flycatcher look like?: The mangrove blue flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
How big is a Mangrove Blue Flycatcher?: The Mangrove Blue Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.
Where can you see a Mangrove Blue Flycatcher?: The Mangrove Blue Flycatcher occurs in 7 countries, including the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Mangrove Blue Flycatcher?: The Mangrove Blue Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Malaysian Blue Flycatcher, the Chinese Blue Flycatcher and the Bornean Blue Flycatcher.
Is the Mangrove Blue Flycatcher endangered?: The Mangrove Blue Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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