Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) - HBW 11, p. 147

French: Gobemouche bleu German: Blauschnäpper Spanish: Papamoscas Azul
Other common names: Japanese Flycatcher (cyanomelana)

Taxonomy: Muscicapa cyanomelana Temminck, 1829, Japan.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • cumatilis Thayer & Bangs, 1909 - breeds NE China (Manchuria S to Hebei), SE Russia (S Ussuriland) and N Korea; non-breeding Laos and Vietnam, Greater Sundas and Philippines (Luzon, Palawan).
  • cyanomelana (Temminck, 1829) - breeds S Kuril Is, Japan and S Korea; non-breeding Taiwan, SE China (Hainan), Indochina, Philippines (Luzon, Negros, Palawan, Balabac and Bongao) and Borneo.