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Birds

White-bellied
Blue Flycatcher

Least Concern

Decreasing

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis pallidipes

This flycatcher is about 13 centimetres (5.1 in) long and has a longish beak. It forages in the undergrowth in the shade of dense forest canopy where it makes aerial forays to capture insects. The male is indigo blue with ultramarine blue supercilium and forehad. The lores and face are dark grey. The belly is white and bordered by smoky grey wash. The female is olive brown above with whitish lores. The rufous throat and breast fades to white towards the belly. The female has a chestnut tail and can be told apart from other flycatchers like by the lack of the black and white tail pattern.

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Regional Names
  • Gujarati:
    સફેદપેટ ભૂરો માખીમાર
  • Malayalam:
    കാട്ടുനീലി
  • Marathi:
    पांढर्‍या पोटाचा नर्तक, पांढर्‍या पोटाचा निळा माशीमार
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Taxanomy

PASSERIFORMES
MUSCICAPIDAE
Cyornis pallidipes

Quick Facts
  • It is endemic to Western Ghats of India.
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