Sapphire Flycatcher
Ficedula sapphira(Blyth, E, 1843)
English (US) Sapphire Flycatcher
The Sapphire Flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira) 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
- Ficedula sapphira
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sapphire Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Ficedula sapphira sapphira
- Ficedula sapphira laotiana
- Ficedula sapphira tienchuanensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- M[uscicapula] sapphira
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1843)
- Type locality
- Darjeeling.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 12, pt.2, no.143 p.939
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
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Snowy-browed Flycatcher
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Ficedula henrici
Pygmy Flycatcher
Ficedula hodgsoni
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Ficedula strophiata
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Ficedula superciliaris
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Ficedula ruficauda
Kashmir Flycatcher
Ficedula subrubra
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Taiga Flycatcher
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