Breeding season: The breeding season is April to August (March to June in Sri Lanka).
Common name: Tickell’s blue Flycatcher
Binomial name: Cyornistickelliae
Tamil name: நீல ஈபà¯à®ªà®¿à®Ÿà®¿à®ªà¯à®ªà®¾à®©à¯
Habitat: They are found in dense scrub to forest habitats.
Notes: Tickell's blue flycatcher (Cyornistickelliae) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family. The name commemorates the British ornithologist Samuel Tickell who collected in India and Burma. Tickell's blue flycatcher is about 11–12 cm long. It sits upright and forages mainly in the overgrowth. The male's upper parts are bright blue, its throat and breast are red, and the rest of the underparts are white.
The female is duller blue with a brighter blue brow, shoulder, rump, and tail. Tickell's blue flycatcher breeds in dry forest, scrub, bamboo and gardens. It is a wary bird and not always easily observed. It is a forest-loving species which is found in thick cover and shade, and particularly haunts the banks of wooded streams.
Food: This is an insectivorous species. They feed mainly by capturing insects in flight but their prey includes other insects such as termites and earwigs that may be gleaned or picked from the ground. During the breeding season, they may take larger prey including small vertebrates. A bush frog has been reported as prey in Sri Lanka. They have sometimes been known to feed even after dusk.
Call: The metallic song of the bird includes a series of clicks followed by five or six notes that end abruptly. Alarm calls include churr and clicking notes.
Breeding season: The breeding season is April to August (March to June in Sri Lanka).
Nest: It nests in a hole in a tree or amongst rocks that is lined with fine grass and fibres and lay 3–5 eggs.
Information source: Wikipedia contributors."Tickell's blue flycatcher."Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 27 May. 2018. Web. 22 Mar. 2019.
Binomial name: Cyornistickelliae
Tamil name: நீல ஈபà¯à®ªà®¿à®Ÿà®¿à®ªà¯à®ªà®¾à®©à¯
Habitat: They are found in dense scrub to forest habitats.
Notes: Tickell's blue flycatcher (Cyornistickelliae) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family. The name commemorates the British ornithologist Samuel Tickell who collected in India and Burma. Tickell's blue flycatcher is about 11–12 cm long. It sits upright and forages mainly in the overgrowth. The male's upper parts are bright blue, its throat and breast are red, and the rest of the underparts are white.
The female is duller blue with a brighter blue brow, shoulder, rump, and tail. Tickell's blue flycatcher breeds in dry forest, scrub, bamboo and gardens. It is a wary bird and not always easily observed. It is a forest-loving species which is found in thick cover and shade, and particularly haunts the banks of wooded streams.
Food: This is an insectivorous species. They feed mainly by capturing insects in flight but their prey includes other insects such as termites and earwigs that may be gleaned or picked from the ground. During the breeding season, they may take larger prey including small vertebrates. A bush frog has been reported as prey in Sri Lanka. They have sometimes been known to feed even after dusk.
Call: The metallic song of the bird includes a series of clicks followed by five or six notes that end abruptly. Alarm calls include churr and clicking notes.
Breeding season: The breeding season is April to August (March to June in Sri Lanka).
Nest: It nests in a hole in a tree or amongst rocks that is lined with fine grass and fibres and lay 3–5 eggs.
Information source: Wikipedia contributors."Tickell's blue flycatcher."Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 27 May. 2018. Web. 22 Mar. 2019.