Verditer Flycatcher – Bird Sound
The verditer flycatcher is an Old World flycatcher It is found from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to Sumatra.
This species is named after its distinctive shade of copper-sulphate blue and has a dark patch between the eyes and above the bill base.
The adult males are intense blue on all areas of the body, except for the black eye-patch and grey vent. Adult females and sub-adults are lighter blue.
The verditer flycatcher is also interesting among the flycatchers in that they forage above the canopy level and perching on electric wires or exposed tree top branches.
Distributed:
From India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, southern China, Indochina, Sumatra, Borneo and other places, a small number transit through Taiwan or spend the winter in Taiwan.
Video Source: 銅藍鶲/Verditer Flycatcher from Chuenguey Hwang on Youtube ⁄ CC BY
