White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis pallidipes)
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White-bellied Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis pallidipes (Jerdon, 1840)

19 gWeight

The white-bellied blue flycatcher (Cyornis pallidipes) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

Busiest months: December–January · Most records: India

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher has been recorded at 7 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary – UrulanthanniIndia429 records
  2. Thattekkad Bird SanctuaryIndia420 records
  3. Bondla Wildlife SanctuaryIndia189 records
More places
  1. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PookodeIndia11 records
  2. Nagarahole National Park – KabiniIndia4 records
  3. Sinhagad ValleyIndia3 records
  4. Kerala Agricultural University – Krishi Vignyan KendraIndia1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

India

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 white-bellied blue flycatcher (Cyornis pallidipes) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats (including the Nilgiris) of southwest India. Males are dark blue with a lighter shade of blue on the brow and have a greyish white belly.

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Questions

How big is the White-bellied Blue Flycatcher?

The White-bellied Blue Flycatcher weighs around 19 g.

Where does the White-bellied Blue Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: southwestern India. It is most often recorded in India.

When is the best time to see the White-bellied Blue Flycatcher?

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

Is the White-bellied Blue Flycatcher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-bellied Blue Flycatcher as Least Concern.

What does the White-bellied Blue Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in?

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

At a glance

Weight
19 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
73 mm
Tail
63 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

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

Range

Oriental: southwestern India

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

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

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White-bellied Blue Flycatcher

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