Sapphire Flycatcher bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSapphire-headed Flycatcher
Old latin name for birdMuscicapa sapphira, Muscicapula sapphira
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyChats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae
GenusFicedula
Breeding regionOriental Region
Breeding subregionHimalayas to c China and c Laos

Sapphire Flycatcher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Adult, call, male, © Sandeep Ramz
    India
  • 2.
    Song, © Craig Robson
    India
  • 3.
    Call, female, © Greg Irving
    Thailand
  • 4.
    Call, © Sam Hambly
    Thailand
  • 5.
    Adult, call, © Ding Li Yong
    Thailand
  • 6.
    Adult, call, male, © Ding Li Yong
    Thailand
  • 7.
    Call, male, © Ding Li Yong
    Thailand
  • 8.
    Call, © Peter Ericsson
    Thailand
  • 9.
    Call, juvenile, sex uncertain, © Hanchen Huang
    China
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Sapphire Flycatcher

Sapphire Flycatcher subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ficedula sapphira laotianas China and n Indochina-No
Ficedula sapphira sapphirae Himalayas to sc China and n Myanmar-No
Ficedula sapphira tienchuanensisnc and c China-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliনীলকান্ত চুটকি
Catalanpapamosques safir
Chinese玉头 鹟, 玉头鹟, 玉头姬鹟
Chinese (Traditional)玉頭姬鶲, 玉頭鶲
Croatiansafirna muharica
Czechlejsek safírový
DanishSafirblå Fluesnapper
DutchSaffiervliegenvanger
EsperantoSafira muŝkaptulo
Finnishsafiirisieppo
FrenchGobemouche saphirin, Becfigue saphir, Gobemouche saphir
GermanSaphirschnäpper
ItalianPigliamosche zaffiro, Pigliamosche blu testadizaffiro
Japaneseサファイアヒタキ, サファイヤヒタキ
Latviansafīra mušķērājs
Lithuanianmėlynoji margoji musinukė
Nepaliनीलमणि अर्जुनक
Norwegiansafirfluesnapper, Safirfluesnapper
Norwegian NynorskSafirflugesnappar
Polishmucholówka szafirowa, muchołówka szafirowa
Portuguesepapa-moscas-safira
RussianСапфировая мухоловка
Slovakmuchárik zafírový
SpanishPapamoscas Safiro, Papamoscas zafiro
Swedishsafirflugsnappare
Thaiนกจับแมลงหัวสีฟ้า
TurkishSafir Sinekkapan
Ukrainianмухоловка сапфірова
VietnameseChim Đớp ruồi đầu xanh, Chim Đớp ruồi mày hung, Đớp ruồi đầu xanh