Sapphire flycatcher

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Sapphire flycatcher
Ficedula sapphira.jpg
A male sapphire flycatcher
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Ficedula
Species:
F. sapphira
Binomial name
Ficedula sapphira
(Blyth, 1843)

The sapphire flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ficedula sapphira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22709412A94208072. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709412A94208072.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.