White-tailed Blue Flycatcher (Elminia albicauda)
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White-tailed Blue Flycatcher

Elminia albicauda Barboza du Bocage, 1877

8.3 gWeight

The white-tailed blue flycatcher (Elminia albicauda) is a species of bird in the family Stenostiridae.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

White-tailed Blue Flycatcher has been recorded at 51 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda295 records
  2. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Ruhija to Broadbill WalkUganda181 records
  3. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – Mubwindi SwampUganda169 records
More places
  1. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda166 records
  2. Gibbs FarmTanzania160 records
  3. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda156 records
  4. Mgahinga Gorilla NPUganda138 records
  5. Nyungwe NP – Gisakura, Ndambarare TrailRwanda99 records
  6. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda90 records
  7. Nyungwe Forest NPRwanda78 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaRwandaTanzaniaMalawiCongo - KinshasaAngolaZambiaBurundi

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-tailed blue flycatcher (Elminia albicauda) is a species of bird in the family Stenostiridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Questions

How big is the White-tailed Blue Flycatcher?

The White-tailed Blue Flycatcher weighs around 8.3 g.

Where does the White-tailed Blue Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Africa: western Angola and southern DR Congo to southern Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.

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

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the White-tailed Blue Flycatcher endangered?

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

What does the White-tailed Blue Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the White-tailed Blue Flycatcher in?

It belongs to the family Fairy Flycatchers (Stenostiridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
8.3 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
63 mm
Tail
82 mm
Bill
10 mm
Tarsus
15 mm

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

Range

Africa: western Angola and southern DR Congo to southern Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Fairy Flycatchers Stenostiridae
Genus
Elminia

Other birds in the genus Elminia

White-tailed Blue Flycatcher

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