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Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)

Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) 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.It is also interesting among the flycatchers in that they forage above the canopy level and perching on electric wires or exposed tree top branches.

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Uploaded on November 12, 2018
Taken on November 1, 2018