#cyornis tickelliae

Tickell´s blue flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)

Tickell's blue flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family. This is an insectivorous species which breeds in tropical Asia, from the Indian Subcontinent eastwards to Southeast Asia. Its range stretches across all the countries from India to Indonesia. They are blue on the upperparts and the throat and breast are rufous. They are found in dense scrub to forest habitats. Tickell's blue flycatcher is about 11–12 cm long.

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Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)

...a small species of Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae) which breeds in tropical Asia, from the Indian Subcontient eastwards to Southeast Asia. C. tickelliae is a forest loving species which typically inhabits areas with thick cover and shade. Like other Old World flycatchers Tickell's blue flycatcher is primarily insectivorous, catching a wide range of insects in flight, and occasionally on the ground. 

the name of Cyornis tickelliae commemorates the British ornithologist Samuel Tickell, who did research in India and Burma.

Classification

Animalia-Chordata-Aves-Passeriformes-Muscicapidae-Cyornis-C. tickelliae

Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher | ©Suresh Basavaraju