Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
About the Verditer Flycatcher
The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher. It is found from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to Sumatra. This species is named after its distinctive shade of copper-sulphate blue and has a dark patch between the eyes and above the bill base. The adult males are intense blue on all areas of the body, except for the black eye-patch and grey vent. Adult females and sub-adults are lighter blue. The verditer flycatcher is also interesting among the flycatchers in that they forage above the canopy level and perch on electric wires or exposed tree top branches. This species was earlier placed in the genus Muscicapa and it has been suggested that it is closer to the Niltava flycatchers.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 100 recordings for this species: 27 CC BY-NC-SA · 3 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Turquoise FlycatcherEumyias panayensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.