Dull-blue flycatcher
Eumyias sordidus (Walden, 1870)
The dull-blue flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 25.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the dull-blue flycatcher
- Weight
- 25.1 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
- 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the dull-blue flycatcher live?
Not recorded
What is the dull-blue flycatcher?
The dull-blue flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. This species is an endemic resident breeder in the hills of central Sri Lanka.
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Is the dull-blue flycatcher endangered?
The dull-blue flycatcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the dull-blue flycatcher classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusEumyias
- SpeciesEumyias sordidus (Walden, 1870)
Synonyms Eumyias sordida, Eumyias sordida, Eumyias sordida, Eumyias sordida, Glaucomyias sordida, Muscicapa sordida, Muscicapa sordida sordida
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- papamosques de Sri LankaCatalan
- Menjamosques Blau d'Sri LankaCatalan
- lejsek srílanskýCzech
- Sri Lanka-irfluesnapperDanish
- CeylonschnäpperGerman
- CeylonfliegenschnäpperGerman
- srilanka muŝkaptuloEsperanto
- Papamoscas de CeilánSpanish
- srilankansieppoFinnish
- Niltava de CeylanFrench
- Gobemouche de CeylanFrench
- cejlonska muharicaCroatian
- Pigliamosche bluastroItalian
- Pigliamosche azzurro opacoItalian
- セイロンヒタキJapanese
- šrilankinė rytinė musinukėLithuanian
- CeylonvliegenvangerDutch
- lavendelfluesnapperNorwegian
- modrówka cejlońskaPolish
- papa-moscas-cingalêsPortuguese
- papa-moscas-do-ceilãoPortuguese
- Серосиняя мухоловкаRussian
- Однотонная лазурная мухоловкаRussian
- ශ්රී ලංකා අනු මැසිමාරාSinhala
- niltava cejlónskaSlovak
- ceylonflugsnappareSwedish
- Soluk Mavi SinekkapanTurkish
- мухоловка цейлонськаUkrainian
- 淡藍鶲Chinese
- 暗蓝仙鹟Chinese
- 暗藍仙鶲Chinese
Relatives of the dull-blue flycatcher
Other species in the same genus Eumyias.
Verditer flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
Indigo flycatcher
Eumyias indigo
Nilgiri flycatcher
Eumyias albicaudatus
Turquoise flycatcher
Eumyias panayensis
CompareDull-blue flycatcher vs Verditer flycatcherDull-blue flycatcher vs Indigo flycatcherDull-blue flycatcher vs Nilgiri flycatcherDull-blue flycatcher vs Turquoise flycatcher
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dull-blue flycatcher?
An adult dull-blue flycatcher weighs 25.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the dull-blue flycatcher endangered?
The dull-blue flycatcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the dull-blue flycatcher?
The dull-blue flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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