Blue-and-white Flycatcher
Cyanoptila cyanomelana(Temminck, CJ, 1829)
English (US) Blue-and-white Flycatcher
The Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanoptila cyanomelana intermedia
- Cyanoptila cyanomelana cyanomelana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa cyanomelana
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1829)
- Type locality
- Japan.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.79, vol.3 pl.470
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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