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Verditer flycatcher

Eumyias thalassinus (Swainson, 1838)

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The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18 g to 18.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
Photo: Shiv's fotografia · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the verditer flycatcher

Weight
18.1 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
3.5src 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 verditer flycatcher live?

Not recorded

What is the verditer flycatcher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher. It is found from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to Sumatra. This species is named after its distinctive shade of copper-sulphate blue and has a dark patch between the eyes and above the bill base. The adult males are intense blue on all areas of the body, except for the black eye-patch and grey vent. Adult females and sub-adults are lighter blue.

The verditer flycatcher is also interesting among the flycatchers in that they forage above the canopy level and perch on electric wires or exposed tree top branches.

This species was earlier placed in the genus Muscicapa and it has been suggested that it is closer to the Niltava flycatchers.

From the Wikipedia article “Verditer flycatcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verditer_flycatcher&oldid=1367733690), 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 verditer flycatcher endangered?

The verditer flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species.

How is the verditer flycatcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusEumyias
  7. SpeciesEumyias thalassinus (Swainson, 1838)

Synonyms Cumycias melanops, Eumyias thalassina, Eumyias thalassina, Eumyias thalassina, Muscicapa melanops, Muscicapa thalassina, Muscicapa thalassina thalassina, Stoparola melanops

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Indian verditer flycatcherEnglish
  • papamosques turquesaCatalan
  • lejsek bleděmodrýCzech
  • IrfluesnapperDanish
  • LazulischnäpperGerman
  • LazulifliegenschnäpperGerman
  • Lazura muŝkaptuloEsperanto
  • marverda muŝkaptuloEsperanto
  • Papamoscas verdínSpanish
  • مگس گیر فیروزه ایPersian
  • turkoosisieppoFinnish
  • Niltava vert-de-grisFrench
  • Gobemouche vert-de-grisFrench
  • Cuilire coparghormIrish
  • પીરોજી માખીમારGujarati
  • tirkizna muharicaCroatian
  • Sikatan hijau-lautIndonesian
  • Pigliamosche azzurrinoItalian
  • ロクショウヒタキJapanese
  • ನೀಲಿ ನೊಣಹಿಡುಕKannada
  • 파랑딱새Korean
  • azijinė rytinė musinukėLithuanian
  • akvamarīna mušķērājsLatvian
  • നീലമേനി പാറ്റപിടിയൻMalayalam
  • मोरकंठी लिटकुरीMarathi
  • AzuurvliegenvangerDutch
  • talassinfluesnapperNorwegian
  • modrówka seledynowaPolish
  • papa-moscas-verdetePortuguese
  • papa-moscas-verde-marPortuguese
  • Небесная мухоловкаRussian
  • Мухоловка вердитероваRussian
  • Небесно-синяя мухоловкаRussian
  • niltava tyrkysováSlovak
  • turkosflugsnappareSwedish
  • นกจับแมลงสีฟ้าThai
  • Gökçe SinekkapanTurkish
  • мухоловка бірюзоваUkrainian
  • 銅藍鶲Chinese
  • 铜蓝鹟Chinese

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Relatives of the verditer flycatcher

Other species in the same genus Eumyias.

CompareVerditer flycatcher vs Indigo flycatcherVerditer flycatcher vs Nilgiri flycatcherVerditer flycatcher vs Dull-blue flycatcherVerditer flycatcher vs Turquoise flycatcher

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the verditer flycatcher?

An adult verditer flycatcher weighs 18.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the verditer flycatcher endangered?

The verditer 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 verditer flycatcher?

The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{verditer_flycatcher_2026,
  title = {Verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/verditer-flycatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}