African Blue Flycatcher bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsNorthern Fairy Flycatcher, Blue Flycatcher, Blue Crested-flycatcher, Northern Fairy-Flycatcher, African Blue-Flycatcher, Blue Crested Flycatcher, Blue Fairy Flycatcher
Old latin name for birdElminia longicaudus, Erannornis longicauda, Trochocercus longicaudus, Myiagra longicauda
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyFairy Flycatchers / Stenostiridae
GenusElminia
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionc, w

African Blue Flycatcher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 2.
    Call, © Paweł Szymański
    Cameroon
  • 3.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Cameroon
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Uganda
  • 5.
    Song (?), © Tomasz Osiejuk
    Cameroon
  • 6.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Cameroon
  • 7.
    Call, female, flight call, male, song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
  • 8.
    Alarm call, call, © James Lidster
    Ghana
  • 9.
    Call, song, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 10.
    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see African Blue Flycatcher

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

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanelmínia blava
Chinese蓝凤头鹟
Chinese (Traditional)非洲藍鳳頭鶲
Croatianplavetna vilinska muharica
Czechlejskovec dlouhoocasý
DanishBlå Elminia, Blå Monark
DutchTurkooiskuifvliegenvanger, Turkooismonarch
Finnishsinitöyhtömonarkki
FrenchElminie bleue, Gobemouche à huppe bleue, Tchitrec bleu, Gobemouche bleu, Gobemouche bleu à longue queue, Élminie bleue
GermanBlauhaubenschnäpper, Elminie, Blau-Haubenschnäpper, 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
Norwegianblåelminia, Blåelminia, Blåmonark
Norwegian NynorskBlåelminia
Polishmuchodławik błękitny, Muchodławka błękitna, muchodlawik blekitny
Portugueseazulinho-rabilongo, papa-moscas-azul, azulinho-africano
RussianБирюзовая эльминия, Африканская голубая мухоловка, Бирюзовая хохлатая мухоловка
Slovakmušník tyrkysový, Monarch tyrkysový
SpanishElminia azul
SwahiliChechele Buluu
Swedishblå elminia
TurkishAfrika Gökçe Sinekkapanı
Ukrainianельмінія блакитна