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Hill Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis whitei Harington, 1908
≈14 cmLength14 gWeight
The hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis whitei) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, China, Malaysia
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, China, Malaysia
Hill Blue Flycatcher has been recorded at 241 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand477 records
- Taksin Maharat NP – headquarters vicinityThailand447 records
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary – Wat Tham Pha PlongThailand436 records
More places
- Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Angkhang Royal Agricultural StationThailand415 records
- Khao Yai NPThailand408 records
- Kaeng Krachan NPThailand330 records
- Kaeng Krachan NP – Panoen Thung (upper elevation) vicinityThailand318 records
- Doi Inthanon NPThailand317 records
- Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W) level part / "Oasis"Thailand300 records
- Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi AngkhangThailand287 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Hill Blue Flycatcher?
The Hill Blue Flycatcher is about ≈14 cm long and weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Hill Blue Flycatcher live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: northern, eastern Myanmar to south-central China, Thailand and Malay Peninsula. It is most often recorded in Thailand, China and Malaysia.
When is the best time to see the Hill Blue Flycatcher?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Hill Blue Flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Hill Blue Flycatcher as Least Concern.
What does the Hill Blue Flycatcher eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Hill 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
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 72 mm
- Tail
- 53 mm
- Bill
- 15 mm
- Tarsus
- 16 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: northern, eastern Myanmar to south-central China, Thailand and Malay Peninsula
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 1
- Cyornis whitei whitei n, e Myanmar to sc China, n Thailand and n Indochina
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Cyornis
Other birds in the genus Cyornis
Pale Blue FlycatcherCyornis unicolor
Chinese Blue FlycatcherCyornis glaucicomans
Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
Hainan Blue FlycatcherCyornis hainanus
Bornean Blue FlycatcherCyornis superbus
Malaysian Blue FlycatcherCyornis turcosus
Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieri
Sunda Blue FlycatcherCyornis caerulatus
Blue-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis herioti
Rufous-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis camarinensis
Philippine Jungle FlycatcherCyornis ruficauda
Sulu Jungle FlycatcherCyornis ocularis
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