Sapphire flycatcher
| Sapphire flycatcher | |
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| A male sapphire flycatcher | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Ficedula |
| Species: | F. sapphira
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficedula sapphira (Blyth, 1843)
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The sapphire flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Gallery
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Close-up of a male's head. Note the red colouration on the throat -
Juvenile male, Arunachal Pradesh, India -
Sapphire flycatcher male in Latpanchar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ficedula sapphira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709412A94208072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709412A94208072.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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