Indigo flycatcher
Eumyias indigo (Horsfield, 1821)
The indigo flycatcher (Eumyias indigo) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 23.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the indigo flycatcher
- Weight
- 23.1 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
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the indigo flycatcher live?
Not recorded
What is the indigo flycatcher?
The indigo flycatcher (Eumyias indigo) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.
It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia, where it is found in Sumatra, Java and northern montane areas of Borneo.
Its natural habitat is tropical moist submontane montane forests between 900m to 3000m, where it is a common to fairly common species.
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Is the indigo flycatcher endangered?
The indigo flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species.
How is the indigo flycatcher classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusEumyias
- SpeciesEumyias indigo (Horsfield, 1821)
Synonyms Muscicapa indigo
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- papamosques anyilCatalan
- lejsek indigovýCzech
- Indigo FluesnapperDanish
- IndigoirfluesnapperDanish
- JavaschnäpperGerman
- Indigo-SchnäpperGerman
- IndigofliegenschnäpperGerman
- IndigoschnäpperGerman
- indiga muŝkaptuloEsperanto
- Papamoscas índigoSpanish
- indigosieppoFinnish
- Niltava indigoFrench
- Gobemouche indigoFrench
- javanska muharicaCroatian
- Sikatan ninonIndonesian
- Pigliamosche indacoItalian
- アイイロヒタキJapanese
- mėlynoji rytinė musinukėLithuanian
- IndigovliegenvangerDutch
- modrówka indygowaPolish
- papa-moscas-índigoPortuguese
- Индиговая мухоловкаRussian
- Сундская лазурная мухоловкаRussian
- niltava indigováSlovak
- indigoflugsnappareSwedish
- Çivit Rengi SinekkapanTurkish
- мухоловка індиговаUkrainian
- 青仙鹟Chinese
- 靛藍霸鶲Chinese
Relatives of the indigo flycatcher
Other species in the same genus Eumyias.
Verditer flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
Nilgiri flycatcher
Eumyias albicaudatus
Dull-blue flycatcher
Eumyias sordidus
Turquoise flycatcher
Eumyias panayensis
CompareIndigo flycatcher vs Verditer flycatcherIndigo flycatcher vs Nilgiri flycatcherIndigo flycatcher vs Dull-blue flycatcherIndigo flycatcher vs Turquoise flycatcher
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the indigo flycatcher?
An adult indigo flycatcher weighs 23.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the indigo flycatcher endangered?
The indigo flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the indigo flycatcher?
The indigo flycatcher (Eumyias indigo) 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.
- 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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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