{"id":92168,"date":"2026-03-11T12:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=92168"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:07:34","slug":"blue-and-white-flycatcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/blue-and-white-flycatcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue-and-White Flycatcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Blue-and-White Flycatcher Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A male blue-and-white flycatcher, a small and striking migratory bird rarely seen in India, was recently spotted on Pavagadh Hills, Gujarat.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Blue-and-White Flycatcher<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>migratory songbird<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Scientific Name<\/strong>: Cyanoptila cyanomelana<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as the<\/span><b> Japanese flycatcher.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Blue-and-White Flycatcher <\/b><b>Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>breeds in Japan, Korea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and in parts of <\/span><b>northeastern China <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b>Russian Far East.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>winters <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>Southeast Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Sumatra, and Borneo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Habitat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lives in <\/span><b>wooded areas in lowlands and submontane forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as taiga, wooded slopes, and gullies at up to 1200 metres of elevation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can also be found in <\/span><b>scrub, bushes, and plantations.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Blue-and-White Flycatcher <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Adult males<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have most of the <\/span><b>upperparts cobalt-blue,<\/b> <b>including upperwing coverts, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flight feather edges, and tail.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the <\/span><b>underparts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the chin, throat, breast, and flanks are <\/span><b>black<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, whereas the <\/span><b>belly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and vent are <\/span><b>white<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>bill is black. Eyes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are<\/span><b> dark brown<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Female <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>different<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She has <\/span><b>grey-brown upperparts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including head and face. <\/span><b>Wings <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>blackish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with broad rufous-brown edges on tertials.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the <\/span><b>underparts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the chin and throat are grey to <\/span><b>grey-brown<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with<\/span><b> distinct creamy throat patches.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Blue-and-White Flycatcher <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Least Concern<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/vadodara\/rare-blue-and-white-flycatcher-spotted-on-pavagadh-hill\/articleshow\/129414885.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue-and-White Flycatcher is a migratory songbird in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. 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