Slaty-blue Flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor)
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Slaty-blue Flycatcher

Ficedula tricolor (Hodgson, 1845)

≈12 cmLength8.3 gWeight

It inhabits moist mountain forest from the Himalayas to central China and Yunnan.

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Thailand, Nepal

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Slaty-blue Flycatcher has been recorded at 230 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Wildlife Institute of IndiaIndia1,080 records
  2. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand902 records
  3. SattalIndia485 records
More places
  1. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W) level part / "Oasis"Thailand274 records
  2. Wildlife Institute of India (WII) – Nature Trail & LakeIndia253 records
  3. Corbett NP – DhikalaIndia182 records
  4. Forest Research Institute (FRI), New Forest CampusIndia167 records
  5. Corbett NPIndia98 records
  6. Sangla and AreaNepal96 records
  7. Arend's Batsala Devi-Bagmati-Taudaha-Bosan Khola Fixed RouteNepal92 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaThailandNepalChinaBhutanMyanmar (Burma)PakistanVietnam

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 Slaty-blue Flycatcher?

The Slaty-blue Flycatcher is about ≈12 cm long and weighs around 8.3 g.

Where does the Slaty-blue Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to Thailand. It is most often recorded in India, Thailand and Nepal.

When is the best time to see the Slaty-blue Flycatcher?

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

Is the Slaty-blue Flycatcher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Slaty-blue Flycatcher as Least Concern.

What does the Slaty-blue Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Slaty-blue Flycatcher in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈12 cm
Weight
8.3 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
61 mm
Tail
54 mm
Bill
11 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to Thailand

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Ficedula tricolor minuta e Himalayas and se Tibet
  • Ficedula tricolor diversa c China to n Vietnam and n Myanmar

Classification

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

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Slaty-blue Flycatcher

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