• Synonyms Blue Crested Flycatcher, Blue Fairy Flycatcher, African Blue-Flycatcher, Northern Fairy-Flycatcher, Blue Flycatcher, Blue Crested-flycatcher, Northern Fairy Flycatcher
  • Old latin name for bird Elminia longicaudus, Myiagra longicauda, Trochocercus longicaudus, Erannornis longicauda

African Blue Flycatcherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Kenya
  • 3.
    Call, © Paweł Szymański
    Cameroon
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Uganda
  • 5.
    Song (?), © Tomasz Osiejuk
    Cameroon
  • 6.
    Call, female, flight call, male, song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
  • 7.
    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 8.
    Call, song, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 9.
    Alarm call, call, © James Lidster
    Ghana
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see African Blue Flycatcher

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion c, w

African Blue Flycatcher subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Elminia longicauda longicaudaSenegal and Gambia to Nigeria-No
Elminia longicauda teresitaCameroon to w Kenya, nw Tanzania and n Angola-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanelmínia blava
Chinese蓝凤头鹟
Chinese (Traditional)非洲藍鳳頭鶲
Croatianplavetna vilinska muharica
Czechlejskovec dlouhoocasý
DanishBlå Monark, Blå Elminia
DutchTurkooismonarch, Turkooiskuifvliegenvanger
Finnishsinitöyhtömonarkki
FrenchÉlminie bleue, Gobemouche à huppe bleue, Tchitrec bleu, Gobemouche bleu, Gobemouche bleu à longue queue, Elminie bleue
GermanElminie, Blau-Haubenschnäpper, Blauhaubenschnäpper, Türkiselminie
Hungarianhosszúfarkú elmínia
ItalianPigliamosche azzurro africano
Japaneseミヅイロオナガヒタキ, ソライロヒタキ
Lithuanianmelsvoji elminija
NorwegianBlåmonark, blåelminia
Norwegian NynorskBlåelminia
PolishMuchodławka błękitna, muchodławik błękitny, muchodlawik blekitny
PortuguesePapa-moscas-azul, azulinho-rabilongo
RussianАфриканская голубая мухоловка, Бирюзовая хохлатая мухоловка, Бирюзовая эльминия
Slovakmušník tyrkysový, Monarch tyrkysový
SpanishElminia azul
SwahiliChechele Buluu
Swedishblå elminia
TurkishAfrika Gökçe Sinekkapanı
Ukrainianельмінія блакитна