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Sno. Name Binomial Name 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 2 Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi 3 Black & Orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa 4 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea 5 Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cynoris rubeculoides 6 Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui 7 Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica 8 Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea 9 Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis 10 Hill Blue Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas 11 Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra 12 Large Blue Flycatcher Cyornis magnirostris 13 Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni 14 Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias nicobaricus 15 Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus 16 Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor 17 Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys 18 Pygmy Blue Flycatcher Muscicapella hodgsoni 19 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 20 Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata 21 Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda 22 Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira 23 Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii 24 Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor 25 Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra 26 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 27 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 28 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae 29 Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris 30 Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus 31 White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyronis pallipes 32 White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger 33 White-tailed Flycatcher Cyornis concretus ©www.ogaclicks.com 34 Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia Asian Brown Flycatcher Identification Tips Asian Brown Flycatcher : Muscicapa dauurica poonensis: Himalayan foothills to Nepal, also Central & South India (Vindhya and Satpura Ranges, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats); non-breeding peninsular India (principally South of Vindhya Range), Sri Lanka, Andaman Is and Nicobar Is Ashy brown or grey-brown head Whitish line on lores Whitish eyering Upper mandible dark horn-coloured, lower mandible yellowish or yellowish- Upperparts are ashy brown horn with extreme tip horn-coloured or grey-brown
White Chin & throat
Short dark moustachial stripe Flight-feathers sooty brown, narrowly edged ash-brown Breast suffused grey-brown
Tail is sooty brown, narrowly tipped White underparts whitish
Legs are blackish
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Asian Paradise Flycatcher Identification Tips Asian Paradise Flycatcher : Terpsiphone paradisi: Widespread Resident in India Glossy black head Eyelid wattle bright blue Glossy black Crest Bill greyish blue with blackish tip Black chin & Throat Rufous mantle Shorter crest Greyish breast Rufous Upperparts White Underparts Female
Legs are greyish blue Rufous Tail Grey chin & throat White Upperparts Male
Shorter square-ended Morph tail without elongated Elongated Central central feathers rectrices
Difference from Male
Difference from Nominate Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Black & Orange Flycatcher Identification Tips Black & Orange Flycatcher : Ficedula nigrorufa: Resident of Western Ghats in India
Black head
Black face Bill is dark horn or blackish-brown
Upperparts are rufous orange Rufous orange Chin & throat Upperwing-coverts and flight- feathers black Breast is Rufous orange
Rufous orange underparts Tail is rufous orange
Legs are greyish-pink or grey-brown
Overall paler than Male
Dark olive-blackish head and face
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point www.HBW.com Black-naped Monarch Identification Tips Black-naped Monarch : Hypothymis azurea : Widespread resident of India ( except North India) Cobalt blue eyering Azure-blue head black nuchal tuft Upperparts are Azure-blue
Azure-blue face Black feathering at base of bill
Bill is blue with black tip Male Black Collar Breast is Blue No black nuchal tuft Whitish underparts
Legs greyish to purplish blue, Upperparts brownish grey soles yellow
Female
No black collar
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Blue is duller than Male Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point ©www.ogaclicks.com www.HBW.com Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Identification Tips Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher : Cynoris rubeculoides : Summers in Himalayas, resident of North East India, winters in Easter Himalayan foothills and South West India Black lores Paler shining blue or cerulean-blue Forehead
Bill is black
Bright orange-rufous Upperparts are dark blue on centre of lower throat & breast Breast-side dark blue Female Head is olive brown
Whitish underparts Male Upperparts are olive brown
Olive brown wings
Rufous-brown tail Legs are pink, purplish pink or dusky bluish Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point ©www.ogaclicks.com www.HBW.com Brown-breasted Flycatcher Identification Tips Brown-breasted Flycatcher : Muscicapa muttui: Breeds in North East India., winters in South west India
Whitish line on lores Dark Olive –brown head Upper mandible dark brown with Broad buffish to whitish eyering pale horn tip, culmen curved, lower mandible pale yellow, dark tip
White submoustachial stripe Cheek greyish White Chin & throat Upperparts are olive-brown
Narrow dark malar stripe Breast buffish-brown
Flanks buffish-brown Flight-feathers Dark brown
White underparts
Legs are pale yellowish-pink
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Dark-sided Flycatcher Identification Tips Dark-sided Flycatcher : Muscicapa sibirica : Breeds in Himalayas & North East India
Whitish line on lores Dark ash-grey head Whitish-eyering restricted to back of eye Bill is black
White submoustachial stripe Cheek greyish White Chin & throat
Narrow dark malar stripe
Breast grey-brown, streaked darker Upperparts are dark Ash-grey
Flanks grey-brown, streaked darker Flight-feathers blackish-brown
White underparts
Legs are black
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Ferruginous Flycatcher Identification Tips Ferruginous Flycatcher : Muscicapa ferruginea : Breeds in East Himalayas & North East India
Whitish line on lores Grey head Bill is blackish, base of lower Distinct whitish eyering mandible yellow, pinkish-yellow or fleshy-orange
White submoustachial stripe Cheek greyish White Chin & throat
Dark malar stripe
Breast rufous orange , mottled or Upperparts are dark rust-brown streaked greyish Rufous-chestnut tips of Flanks rufous orange greater upperwing-coverts
Flight-feathers blackish-brown White underparts
Legs are pale pinkish to pinkish-brown
Tail has rufous orange sides Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Identification Tips Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher : Culicicapa ceylonensis : Breeds in Himalayas ,resident of Western Ghats & North East India, winter visitor to North, Central and East India
Plain smoky grey Forehead Plain smoky grey head & crown
Bill is black, pinkish base of lower mandible Distinct whitish eyering
Cheek greyish
Smoky grey Chin & throat Upperparts are greenish or yellowish olive-green Upper breast plain smoky grey Greenish with black Lower breast Bright Yellow markings on coverts
Flight-feathers with black Bright yellow underparts markings
Legs are light brown to yellowish or pinkish-brown
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Hill Blue Flycatcher Identification Tips Hill Blue Flycatcher : Cyornis banyumas : Resident of North East India (Arunachal Pradesh) Crown and head are dark Blue Bright pale blue Forehead
Bill is black, dull purplish base Lores to eye, cheeks are black of mandible Ear-coverts are dark blue Blue areas of male replaced by plain brown
Bright orange-rufous Breast-side dark blue Female on throat & breast Upperparts are dark blue Head is brown Orange on Flanks
No black on face Lesser upperwing- coverts bright blue Upperparts are brown
Whitish Brown wings underparts
Rufous-brown tail Male Legs are brownish grey to greyish pink Difference from Male or pale flesh-coloured
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Kashmir Flycatcher Identification Tips Kashmir Flycatcher: Ficedula subrubra: Breeds in North West Himalayas, winters in Western Ghats Crown and Head Umber brown
Lores to eye, cheeks, ear- Upper mandible brown, lower mandible coverts are Dark Grey yellowish Black line from base of bill to breast Bright orange on throat side & breast Female Upperparts are Umber brown Upperparts Chin & throat are paler are white brown No black line on upper body
Rufous moulting on breast
Off white Belly Whitish underparts Legs are dark brown Male
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Large Blue Flycatcher Identification Tips Large Blue Flycatcher: Cyornis magnirostris: Summer visitor to Eastern Himalayas Forehead is pale blue Black lores Crown is deep blue
Bill is black Supercilium is pale blue Cheeks and Ear-coverts are Black orange-rufous on chin & throat
Female orange-rufous on breast Upperparts are dark blue Head is slaty brown with purplish tinge
Buffish eyering
Upperparts are brown Tail feathers black with deep blue Buff chin and edges throat
Rufous-brown tail Faded orange Male underparts Legs are pale flesh-pink to pale pinkish grey or Difference from Male light horn-brown Blue areas of male replaced by plain brown Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Little Pied Flycatcher Identification Tips Little Pied Flycatcher : Ficedula westermanni: Resident of Himalayas, and North East India
Black crown Black lores Male Long white supercilium Bill is black Upperparts are Black White on chin & throat White patch on coverts Female Head is dark slaty bluish-grey White breast Buffish eyering
Upperparts brown
White chin Rufous-brown tail and throat White Underparts Legs are black No White patch on coverts
Difference from Male Black areas of male replaced by plain brown Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Nicobar Flycatcher Identification Tips Nicobar Flycatcher: Rhinomyias nicobaricus: Resident of Nicobar Islands, Vagrant to Andaman islands
Plain brown head & crown Plain smoky grey Forehead
Bill is blackish, mandible yellowish Buffish or tawny eyering Cheek is fulvous-brown White chin & throat Upperparts are brown Breast is brown with darker barring
Flanks are brown Flight-feathers are dark White underparts brown
Legs are Pinkish
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Nilgiri Flycatcher Identification Tips Nilgiri Flycatcher: Eumyias albicaudatus: Resident of Western Ghats in Kerala
Forehead is pale blue Black lores Crown is Indigo Blue Male Bill is black Cheeks and Ear-coverts are Blue on chin & throat Indigo blue
Female Blue on breast Head is slaty brown Upperparts are Indigo blue
Upperparts are dull brownish Tail feathers black with deep blue Tinged blue-grey on wings edges
Tinged blue-grey on tail Legs are black Faded blue Grey Underparts underparts
Blue areas of male replaced by plain Difference from Male Brown/Grey Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Pale Blue Flycatcher Identification Tips Pale Blue Flycatcher : Cyornis unicolor: Resident of North east India and Summer visitor to Himalayas Forehead is pale blue Crown is Cobalt Blue Black lores Male Bill is black Cheeks and Ear-coverts are Paler Blue on chin & throat Cobalt blue
Female Pale Blue on breast Upperparts are cobalt Head is brownish-grey blue
White eyering Faded blue underparts Upperparts are brownish-grey
Tail is rufous-chestnut Legs are brown to dark grey Grey Underparts
Blue edges to Long Blue areas of male replaced by plain Difference from Male sooty tail Brown/Grey Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Pale-chinned Flycatcher Identification Tips Pale-chinned Flycatcher : Cyornis poliogenys : Resident of Himalayan foothills ,North East and East India
Greyish head & crown Pale buff Lores
Bill is black Buffish eyering Cheek is fulvous-brown White chin & throat Upperparts are olive-brown
Breast is washed light orange
Flanks are washed light orange Flight-feathers are olive- brown White underparts
Tail rich rufous-brown Legs are pale greyish-pink or pinkish-brown
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Pygmy Blue Flycatcher Identification Tips Pygmy Blue Flycatcher : Muscicapella hodgsoni : Resident of Himalayas & North East India
Forehead is pale blue Ultramarine-blue crown Black lores Male Bill is black Cheeks and Ear-coverts are Bill is black with Orange on chin & throat slate-grey base dark blue of lower mandible Orange on breast Upperparts are cobalt Head is Olive brown blue Blue rump Buff eyering
Upperparts are Olive brown Faded orange underparts Rump is warmer Female
Tail is dull brown
Whitish undertail-coverts Legs are bluish or Rufous-tinged orange-buff purplish-grey Underparts Difference from Male Blue areas of male replaced by plain Brown/Grey Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Red-breasted Flycatcher Identification Tips Red-breasted Flycatcher : Muscicapella hodgsoni : Widespread winter & Passage migrant in North , West, Central & East India. Also in some parts of Kerala and Tamilnadu Ashy grey Ear-coverts Forehead is grey Grey crown Ashy grey lores Upperparts are brown Maxilla is blackish horn, mandible yellowish / flesh-pink, dark tip
Orange -red on chin & throat
Head is brown Orange red breast Buff eyering Male
Upperparts are brown Wings are brown Sides of Chin ,throat & Breast grey breast are Whitish underparts Creamy
Legs are dark brown. Female
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Identification Tips Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher : Ficedula strophiata: Resident of Himalayas and North East India
Deep grey crown White patch on forehead Male
Upperparts are Olive brown Bill is black Black chin & throat Wings are olive brown centre of upper breast bright rufous Uppertail-coverts dark grey /blackish
Smaller white patch Grey on breast side
Whitish underparts
Legs are dark brown. Female Dull orange patch on upper breast Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Identification Tips Rusty-tailed Flycatcher : Muscicapa ruficauda: Breeds in Himalayas, winter visitor to South West India Grey-brown head & crown Pale buff Lores upper mandible dark horn, lower mandible pale yellowish Buffish eyering
White chin & throat
Upperparts are Grey-brown
Breast is washed buffish Flight-feathers are brown Flanks are washed buffish
Dull white underparts Bright rufous rump
Legs are dark grey or blackish Tail bright rufous, tip of tail usually browner
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Sapphire Flycatcher Identification Tips Sapphire Flycatcher: Ficedula sapphira: Resident of Eastern Himalayas and North East India Crown is Brown Head is ultramarine-blue Mantle is Brown Male Breeding Black bill
Orange on chin & throat Orange breast Upperparts are Deep Blue Blue breast sides Coverts are deep Non-breeding blue
Head is brown Buff eyering Upperparts are Olive brown White Female underparts
Pale orange Blackish upper wings Chin & throat Legs are bluish grey.
Breast-sides Difference from Male brownish
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Slaty-backed Flycatcher Identification Tips Slaty-backed Flycatcher : Ficedula hodgsonii: Winter visitor to Himalayas and North East India Head is deep slate blue
Face is deep slate blue
Orange chin & throat Upperparts are deep slate Head is olive brown blue
Buff eyering Orange breast Male
Upperparts are olive brown
Chin ,throat & breast greyish- buff Legs are dark brown
Female Whitish underparts Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Slaty-blue Flycatcher Identification Tips Slaty-blue Flycatcher : Ficedula tricolor : Summer Visitor to Kashmir eastwards to Nepal Paler blue forehead Head is dark blue Black lores
Black bill
White chin & throat Upperparts are dark blue Head is buff brown Diffuse blue-grey band extending Upperparts are across breast buff brown Male Chestnut tail
Blackish upperwing
Buffish breast
Legs are black Female Greyish-white underparts Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Slaty-blue Flycatcher Identification Tips- F. t. cerviniventris Slaty-blue Flycatcher : Ficedula tricolor cerviniventris : Resident North East India (Meghalaya, East Nagaland and South East Assam to Mizoram) Paler blue forehead Black lores Head is dark blue
Black bill
Warm buff chin & throat
Upperparts are dark blue
Blue Breast Sides Male
Warm buff underparts Blackish upperwing
Legs are black
Difference from Male
Difference from BreedingNominate plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Snowy-browed Flycatcher Identification Tips Snowy-browed Flycatcher : Ficedula hyperythra : Resident of Himalayas and North East India Prominent short white stripe over upper lores Head is deep slate blue
Black bill Face is deep slate blue
Blue areas of male replaced by olive brown Orange chin & throat Upperparts are deep slate White stripe replaced by Buff Orange blue
Buff eyering Orange breast Edges of flight- feathers warm brown or dull Upperparts are olive brown rufous-brown Male
Chin ,throat & breast orange- buff Legs are dull purplish to pale grey or pinkish Off white underparts
Difference from Male Female Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Spotted Flycatcher Identification Tips Spotted Flycatcher : Muscicapa striata: Passage migrant in North West India ( Gujarat)
Forehead to nape are brown streaked brown-black Whitish lores Bill brown-black, base of lower mandible pinkish to Ear–coverts are grey-brown horn-coloured Whitish chin & throat streaked mousey grey-brown Upperparts are brown Pale grey-buff wash on breast streaked mousey grey-brown
Whitish underparts Dark brown upperwing
Legs are brown-black
Difference from Male
Difference from BreedingNominate plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Taiga Flycatcher Identification Tips Taiga Flycatcher : Ficedula albicilla: Winter visitor to Maharashtra,Goa, Central, East and North East India Grey crown White eyering Ashy grey Ear-coverts Grey lores Upperparts are brown Maxilla is blackish horn, mandible yellowish / flesh-pink, dark tip
Orange -red on chin & throat Off-white Head is brown breast Buff eyering Male
Brown Upperparts Wings are brown Sides of Breast grey Chin ,throat Whitish underparts have white patch
Legs are dark brown. Greyish-buff Underparts
Difference from Male Female Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Identification Tips Tickell's Blue Flycatcher : Cyornis tickelliae: Resident of Peninsular India Azure blue Forehead Head is deep slate blue Black lores
Black bill White stripe replaced by Buff Orange Ear-coverts are deep blue Orange chin Buff eyering & throat Upperparts are deep blue Orange breast
Upperparts are Paler Blue flight-feathers Blue Sharp demarcation at belly Male Chin ,throat Legs are bluish & breast brown to violet- orange-buff grey
White Underparts
White underparts more than orange parts
Difference from Male Female Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Ultramarine Flycatcher Identification Tips Ultramarine Flycatcher : Ficedula superciliaris : Resident of North East India & summer visitor to Himalayas
Black lores White supercilium from back of eye Head is deep slate blue Black bill Ear-coverts are deep blue Blue areas of male replaced by Greyish brown White chin & throat Upperparts are deep blue Blue patch on sides of breast
Upperparts are greyish-brown
Sharp demarcation at belly Male Legs are deep Breast is brown with grey, greyish- flight-feathers brown bluish or purplish tinge Blue White Underparts
Difference from Male Female Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Verditer Flycatcher Identification Tips Verditer Flycatcher : Eumyias thalassinus : Summer visitor to Himalayas & North East India
Black lores Head is verditer-blue
Black bill Ear-coverts are verditer-blue
Blue chin & throat Upperparts are verditer- Paler Blue than Male blue Blue breast Paler Lore
Light Blue belly Male
Legs are dark flight-feathers Chin and upper throat grey or blackish. verditer-blue finely barred greyish Bluish Underparts
Difference from Male Female Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Identification Tips White-bellied Blue Flycatcher : Cyronis pallipes : Resident of Western Ghats and west Tamil Nadu hills in India Light Blue Supercilium Head is Indigo blue Black lores
Black bill Ear-coverts are Indigo blue Blue areas of male replaced by Dark Blue Olive brown/Grey chin & throat Upperparts are Indigo Head is Grey blue Blue breast Flight-feathers Blue Upperparts are Olive-brown
Sharp demarcation Male at belly Chin, throat & breast are Orange Tail is Chestnut Legs are pinkish- White Underparts flesh to grey
Female Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com White-gorgeted Flycatcher Identification Tips White-gorgeted Flycatcher : Anthipes monileger: Resident of Himalayas & North East India
Buffish Supercilium in front of eye Head is Dull olive Black lores
Bill is dark horn or Ear-coverts are olive blackish White chin & throat with Upperparts are Dull olive narrow black border
Dull olive Flight-feathers breast brown
Male Whitish belly centre Dull olive Underparts
Legs are pink or pinkish-brown
Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com White-tailed Flycatcher Identification Tips White-tailed Flycatcher : Cyornis concretus : Breeds in East Arunachal Pradesh, East Meghalaya & Mizoram Light Blue Supercilium Black lores Head is cobalt blue
Black bill Ear-coverts are cobalt blue Blue areas of male replaced by Dark Blue Brown chin & throat Upperparts are cobalt blue Lores pale buff Head is deep brown Blue breast Flight-feathers Buff Eyering cobalt blue
Male White Upperparts are deep brown patch on throat Sharp demarcation Brown at belly breast
Legs are pink, pinkish- White Underparts brown to dark lavender grey.
Female Difference from Male Tail dark grey-blue, outer rectrices have extensive white panels Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Tail is Chestnut Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Identification Tips Yellow-rumped Flycatcher : Ficedula zanthopygia: Vagrant in India
White Supercilium Head is black Black lores
Black bill Ear-coverts are black
Yellow chin & Upperparts are black throat Yellowish buff Head is Greyish olive Yellow Rump
Greyish-white Eyering Yellow breast
Upperparts are greyish olive Male Pale Yellow Underparts yellow throat & breast Broad white stripe formed Legs are black to lead- by inner greater coverts & grey or purplish-grey tertials
Wing bars on Coverts Female Difference from Male
Difference from Breeding plumage Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Comparison of Blue & Orange Flycatchers - Male
Blue-throated Blue Hill -Blue Large blue
Tickell's Pygmy Blue Sapphire Comparison of Brown & Orange Flycatchers -female
Large blue Blue-throated Blue Hill -Blue
Snowy browed
Pygmy Blue White-bellied Blue