🌏 Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) The blue-and-white flycatcher, also known as the Japanese flycatcher, is a striking migratory songbird in the Old World flycatcher family. Males boast glossy ultramarine blue upperparts and white underparts, often with black lores and throat. Females are duller, typically brownish-grey with a rufous tinge. They are widely distributed across East Asia, breeding in temperate forests and wintering in Southeast Asia. This species is generally solitary, foraging for insects in the mid-canopy and undergrowth, often making sallies from a perch to catch prey in flight. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Two subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by bitnikgao via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-flycatcher-ornithology-species-8900443/ TPQV

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