Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Chinese Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis glaucicomans
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. The Chinese blue flycatcher is native to mid-southern China; it winters to the Tenasserim Hills and the Malay Peninsula. It previously was considered a subspecies of the blue-throated blue flycatcher.
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Range and habitat
Breeds southern China (southern Shaanxi and western Hubei to Sichuan and Guizhou); winters southwestern Thailand and the Thai-Malay Peninsula.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Chinese blue flycatcher
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
