Nilgiri Flycatcher
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Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies

Nilgiri Flycatcher

Eumyias albicaudatus

LCLeast Concern Endemic to India
Family
Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Nilgiri flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudatus) is an Old World flycatcher with a very restricted range in the hills of southern India. It was formerly referred to as the Nilgiri verditer flycatcher because of its similarity to the verditer flycatcher, a winter migrant to the Nilgiris, which, however, has distinct dark lores and a lighter shade of blue. There are two small white patches at the base of the tail. It is found mainly in the higher altitude shola forests of the Western Ghats and the Nilgiris.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Foothill forest of southwestern peninsular India (Mysore southward to Kerala).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.