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Cerulean flycatcher

Eutrichomyias rowleyi (A. B. Meyer, 1878)

CRCritically Endangeredsongbirds

The cerulean flycatcher (Eutrichomyias rowleyi) is a species in the family Rhipiduridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 19 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Cerulean flycatcher (Eutrichomyias rowleyi)
Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the cerulean flycatcher

Weight
19 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cerulean flycatcher live?

Not recorded

What is the cerulean flycatcher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The cerulean flycatcher (Eutrichomyias rowleyi) is a medium-sized (up to 18 cm long), blue passerine with bright caerulean blue plumage, a bare white orbital ring, dark brown iris, bluish black bill and pale blue-grey below. The young has a shorter tail and grey underparts. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Eutrichomyias. Although it resembles a monarch flycatcher, it is actually related to the fantails.

From the Wikipedia article “Cerulean flycatcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cerulean_flycatcher&oldid=1380441833), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the cerulean flycatcher endangered?

The cerulean flycatcher is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.

How is the cerulean flycatcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyRhipiduridae
  6. genusEutrichomyias
  7. SpeciesEutrichomyias rowleyi (A. B. Meyer, 1878)

Synonyms Zeocephus rowleyi

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Caerulean flycatcherEnglish
  • Caerulean flycatcherEnglish
  • Caerulean paradise-flycatcherEnglish
  • Cerulean paradise flycatcherEnglish
  • Cerulean paradise-flycatcherEnglish
  • Cerulean silktailEnglish
  • Rowley's flycatcherEnglish
  • Sangihe silktailEnglish
  • lejskovec modrýCzech
  • Brenin RowleyWelsh
  • Sangihe ParadismonarkDanish
  • BlaumonarchGerman
  • SilberparadiesschnäpperGerman
  • blua ripiduroEsperanto
  • Monarca de RowleySpanish
  • Abanico-Monarca de las Islas SangiheSpanish
  • celebesinparatiisimonarkkiFinnish
  • Tchitrec de RowleyFrench
  • Eutrichome de RowleyFrench
  • sangiški monarhCroatian
  • ezüstös császárlégykapóHungarian
  • Seriwang sangiheIndonesian
  • Pigliamosche ceruleoItalian
  • Pigliamosche del paradiso ceruleoItalian
  • バンガイヒタキJapanese
  • žydroji rojinė musinukėLithuanian
  • Rowleys MonarchDutch
  • Rowleys VliegenvangerDutch
  • asurmonarkNorwegian
  • lazurczykPolish
  • muchodławka niebieskaPolish
  • abanico-celestePortuguese
  • papa-moscas-cerúleoPortuguese
  • Дронговый веерохвостRussian
  • vípkar blankytnýSlovak
  • serivang blankytnýSlovak
  • sangihemonarkSwedish
  • sangihesilkesstjärtSwedish
  • Sanhinge SinekkapanıTurkish
  • монарх-довгохвіст сангезькийUkrainian
  • 仙蓝王鹟Chinese
  • 靛藍綬帶Chinese

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Relatives of the cerulean flycatcher

Other species in the same family Rhipiduridae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cerulean flycatcher?

An adult cerulean flycatcher weighs 19 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cerulean flycatcher endangered?

The cerulean flycatcher is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the cerulean flycatcher?

The cerulean flycatcher (Eutrichomyias rowleyi) belongs to the family Rhipiduridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{cerulean_flycatcher_2026,
  title = {Cerulean flycatcher (Eutrichomyias rowleyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cerulean-flycatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}