Sapphire flycatcher

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.

Sapphire flycatcher
A male sapphire flycatcher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Ficedula
Species:	F. sapphira
Binomial name
Ficedula sapphira (Blyth, 1843)

Gallery

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  Close-up of a male's head. Note the red colouration on the throat
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  Juvenile male, Arunachal Pradesh, India
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  Sapphire flycatcher male in Latpanchar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India