Slaty-blue flycatcher

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Slaty-blue flycatcher

| image = Slaty-backed Flycatcher male.jpg

| image_caption = Male

| image2 = Slaty-blue Flycatcher (Female).jpg

| image2_caption= Female

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Ficedula tricolor |volume=2016 |page=e.T22709409A94207824 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709409A94207824.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

| genus = Ficedula

| species = tricolor

| authority = (Hodgson, 1845)

| synonyms =*Digenea leucomelanura

  • Ficedula leucomelanura

}}

The slaty-blue flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to the Himalayas, centre China, Yunnan and northern Indochina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. A single sight was recorded from Sigiriya, Sri Lanka in February 1993.

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