Tuesday 13 December 2016

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher



Male bird

In a tree

Common name: Tickell's blue flycatcher

Scientific name: Cyornis tickelliae

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Chordata
                                             Class: Aves
                                             Order: Passeriformes
                                             Family: Muscicapidae
                                             Genus: Cyornis
                                             Species: tickelliae

Type of species: Indigenous

Habitat: Dry forest, scrub, bamboo and gardens.

Conservation status: Least concern

Sound recording: http://www.xeno-canto.org/311227

Distribution: Found in India, Nepal and Myanmar.

Source: hbw.com
 Note: Difference between the male and female birds shown below.

Source: tsuru-bird.net

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