Pale-chinned Flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys)
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Pale-chinned Flycatcher

Cyornis poliogenys Brooks, WE, 1880

16–18 cmLength16 gWeight

It has a whitish throat and rufous breast, and the male lacks the vivid blue of many flycatchers in the same genus.

Busiest months: April · Most records: India, Nepal, Bangladesh

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Dull blue-gray upperparts
  2. Rufous breast
  3. Whitish throat and white belly
  4. Medium-sized flycatcher with a body length of 15.5–18 cm

Male, female and young

Sexes similar.

Where and when it's recorded

Pale-chinned Flycatcher has been recorded at 54 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Garbhanga Reserve ForestIndia362 records
  2. Manas NP – BanasbariIndia194 records
  3. Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia191 records
More places
  1. Nameri National Park & SurroundingsIndia172 records
  2. Chitwan National ParkNepal149 records
  3. Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia101 records
  4. Satchari NPBangladesh100 records
  5. Muraichara - Sagarnal Road TrailBangladesh88 records
  6. Chitwan National Park - SaurahaNepal87 records
  7. Kaziranga NP & Surroundings – Eastern RangeIndia87 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaNepalBangladeshChinaBhutanMyanmar (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 pale-chinned flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It has also been known in the past as pale-chinned blue flycatcher (on the IOC World Bird List up to 2023), and Brook's flycatcher.

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Questions

How big is the Pale-chinned Flycatcher?

The Pale-chinned Flycatcher is about 16–18 cm long and weighs around 16 g.

Where does the Pale-chinned Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to southern Myanmar and east-central India. It is most often recorded in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

When is the best time to see the Pale-chinned Flycatcher?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Pale-chinned Flycatcher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Pale-chinned Flycatcher as Least Concern.

What does the Pale-chinned Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Pale-chinned Flycatcher in?

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

At a glance

Length
16–18 cm
Weight
16 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
70 mm
Tail
60 mm
Bill
14 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to southern Myanmar and east-central India

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Cyornis poliogenys cachariensis e Himalayas to sc China and n Myanmar
  • Cyornis poliogenys laurentei s China

Classification

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

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Pale-chinned Flycatcher

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