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Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus thalassoides)

Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus thalassoides), Bukit Fraser, Malaysia

 

Ebird checklist:

ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S15873212

 

The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher widespread in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya. It 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. They are also interesting among the flycatchers in that they forage above the canopy level and perching on electric wires or exposed tree top branches.

 

Source: Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verditer_flycatcher

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Uploaded on November 17, 2016
Taken on December 6, 2013