About the Verditer Flycatcher
The verditer flycatcher is an Old World flycatcher It is found from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to Sumatra. This species is named after its distinctive shade of copper-sulphate blue and has a dark patch between the eyes and above the bill base. The adult males are intense blue on all areas of the body, except for the black eye-patch and grey vent. Adult females and sub-adults are lighter blue.
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Where the Verditer Flycatcher lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Japan, South Korea.
When to see the Verditer Flycatcher
Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudatusThis small and somewhat long-tailed flycatcher is about 13 cm (5.1 in).
Indigo FlycatcherEumyias indigoThe indigo flycatcher is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.
Turquoise FlycatcherEumyias panayensisThe turquoise flycatcher, also known as the island flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
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