Sapphire Flycatcher

Sapphire Flycatcher
Sapphire Flycatcher
A male Sapphire Flycatcher
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Ficedula
Species: F. sapphira
Binomial name
Ficedula sapphira
(Blyth, 1843)
Close-up of a male's head. Note the red coloration on the throat
Juvenile male, Arunachal Pradesh, India

The Sapphire Flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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