Verditer Flycatcher

Eumyias thalassinus (Swainson, 1838)

13–16 cmLength18 gWeight

This small flycatcher is bright verditer-blue overall, with a dark patch on the male's lores.

Busiest months: February and December · Most records: India, Thailand, China

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Male is bright verditer-blue overall
Adult male has a dark patch on the lores and above the base of the bill
White terminal patches on the undertail-coverts
Black bill, legs and feet; brown iris

Male, female and young

Female resembles the male but is duller, with a gray-blue wash on the underparts; juvenile is gray with brown spots.

Where and when it's recorded

Verditer Flycatcher has been recorded at 861 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 17 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

SattalIndia938 records
GKVK CampusIndia745 records
Sinhagad ValleyIndia676 records

More places

Rabindra SarovarIndia601 records
Bukit FraserMalaysia589 records
Nandi HillsIndia568 records
Khao Yai NPThailand534 records
Kaeng Krachan NPThailand527 records
Sangla and AreaNepal515 records
Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand482 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India Thailand China Malaysia Nepal Vietnam Bhutan Cambodia

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 verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) 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.

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Questions

How big is the Verditer Flycatcher?

The Verditer Flycatcher is about 13–16 cm long and weighs around 18 g.

Where does the Verditer Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas from Pakistan to east-central China, Southeast Asia, Sumatra and Borneo. It is most often recorded in India, Thailand and China.