Sapphire flycatcher
| Sapphire flycatcher | |
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| A male sapphire flycatcher | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Ficedula |
| Species: | F. sapphira
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficedula sapphira (Blyth, 1843)
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The sapphire flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Close-up of a male's head. Note the red coloration on the throat
Juvenile male, Arunachal Pradesh, India
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ficedula sapphira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709412A94208072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709412A94208072.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ficedula
- Birds of Eastern Himalaya
- Birds of China
- Birds of Yunnan
- Birds of Myanmar
- Birds of Laos
- Birds described in 1843
- Taxa named by Edward Blyth
- Muscicapidae stubs