Hainan Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus)
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Hainan Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis hainanus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1900)

≈14 cmLength14 gWeight

This flycatcher inhabits subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, with its type locality on Hainan.

Busiest months: December–February · Most records: Thailand, China, Cambodia

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Hainan Blue Flycatcher has been recorded at 271 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Angkor WatCambodia616 records
  2. Tai Po Kau Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)599 records
  3. Cat Tien NPVietnam408 records
More places
  1. Pak Sha OHong Kong (China)320 records
  2. TmatboeyCambodia300 records
  3. Khao Yai NPThailand278 records
  4. Jianfengling NNRChina275 records
  5. Kaeng Krachan NPThailand273 records
  6. Kaeng Krachan NP – stream crossings 1–3Thailand229 records
  7. Koh KerCambodia228 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandChinaCambodiaVietnamLaosIndiaMyanmar (Burma)

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus) is a bird in the family Muscicapidae. The species was first described by William Robert Ogilvie-Grant in 1900. It is native to southern China, Hainan and Indochina.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Hainan Blue Flycatcher?

The Hainan Blue Flycatcher is about ≈14 cm long and weighs around 14 g.

Where does the Hainan Blue Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Myanmar to southern China and Thailand. It is most often recorded in Thailand, China and Cambodia.

When is the best time to see the Hainan Blue Flycatcher?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and December (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Hainan Blue Flycatcher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Hainan Blue Flycatcher as Least Concern.

What does the Hainan Blue Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Hainan Blue Flycatcher in?

It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈14 cm
Weight
14 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Partial migrant
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
68 mm
Tail
59 mm
Bill
14 mm
Tarsus
16 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Myanmar to southern China and Thailand

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 1
  • Cyornis hainanus hainanus c, e, s Myanmar to s China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
Genus
Cyornis

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Hainan Blue Flycatcher

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