Wildlifeof India
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Ficedula tricolor
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Range
Himalaya, central China, Yunnan and northern Indochina; a single sighting at Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, in February 1993
The slaty-blue flycatcher is a bird of the family Muscicapidae native to the Himalaya, central China, Yunnan and northern Indochina, in subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. A single sighting was recorded from Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, in February 1993 (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident and altitudinal migrant of non-specialised habitat that eats invertebrates, with a Moderate range of about 162,000 km² and inconclusive long-term trend (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Slaty-blue Flycatcher eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Slaty-blue Flycatcher live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
- Where is the Slaty-blue Flycatcher found?
- Himalaya, central China, Yunnan and northern Indochina; a single sighting at Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, in February 1993