Dull-blue flycatcher facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dull-blue flycatcher
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Eumyias
Species:	E. sordidus
Binomial name
Eumyias sordidus (Walden, 1870)
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Synonyms
Eumyias sordida Stoparola sordida

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Horton Plains National Park is a national park in the central highlands of Sri Lanka

The dull-blue flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus) is a small passerine bird. It belongs to the flycatcher family, called Muscicapidae. This bird is special because it lives only in the hills of central Sri Lanka. It is an endemic species there.

These birds like to live in mountain forests. You will usually find them above 600 meters (about 2,000 feet). They are not very common below 900 meters (about 3,000 feet).

Dull-blue flycatchers usually build their nests in March and April. Sometimes, they have a second group of babies later in the year. Their nest looks like a cup and is made of moss. They often build it on a shady rock ledge. A female bird usually lays two or three pink eggs. The eggs have brown spots.

What Does a Dull-Blue Flycatcher Look Like?

Dull-blue flycatcher (below) with brown-breasted flycatcher and black-naped monarch

This bird is about 15 centimeters (6 inches) long. It has a shape similar to the spotted flycatcher. The dull-blue flycatcher also has a loud and beautiful song.

Adult birds are mostly ashy blue. Their belly is a whitish color. They have a black patch between their wide black bill and their eye. This patch is outlined with brighter blue above and below. Male and female birds look similar. However, females are usually a bit duller in color.

Young dull-blue flycatchers look different. They are brown and have many pale buff spots. These spots are on their head, back, wing-coverts, and chest. Their flight feathers have wide blue-grey edges.

Where Do Dull-Blue Flycatchers Live and Eat?

Even though they live in forests, these birds are fairly easy to spot. They mostly eat flying insects, like beetles and caterpillars. They also enjoy eating berries.

Dull-Blue Flycatcher in Culture

This special bird is shown on the 50 Sri Lankan rupee bank note. You can see it on the 2010 series of these notes.