• Synonyms Sapphire-headed Flycatcher
  • Old latin name for bird Muscicapula sapphira, Muscicapa sapphira

Sapphire Flycatcherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Adult, call, male, © Sandeep Ramz
    India
  • 2.
    Adult, call, © Ding Li Yong
    Thailand
  • 3.
    Adult, call, male, © Ding Li Yong
    Thailand
  • 4.
    Call, male, © Ding Li Yong
    Thailand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Sapphire Flycatcher

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion Himalayas to c China and c Laos

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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 saphir, Becfigue saphir, Gobemouche saphirin
GermanSaphirschnäpper
ItalianPigliamosche blu testadizaffiro, Pigliamosche zaffiro
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
Norwegian NynorskSafirflugesnappar
Polishmuchołówka szafirowa, mucholówka szafirowa
Portuguesepapa-moscas-safira
RussianСапфировая мухоловка
Slovakmuchárik zafírový
SpanishPapamoscas zafiro, Papamoscas Safiro
Swedishsafirflugsnappare
Thaiนกจับแมลงหัวสีฟ้า
TurkishSafir Sinekkapan
Ukrainianмухоловка сапфірова
VietnameseChim Đớp ruồi đầu xanh, Đớp ruồi đầu xanh, Chim Đớp ruồi mày hung