Blue-And-White Flycatcher

The blue-and-white flycatcher, also known as the Japanese flycatcher, is a large flycatcher, 16–17cm long and 25g on average, with a striking plumage pattern. The male is deep cobalt blue with black on the face down to the upper breast and flanks, the rest of the underside white, and a prominent white patch at the base of the outer tail feathers. The female is smaller, with head, face and most of the upperparts grey-brown (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a migratory songbird that breeds in Japan, Korea and parts of north-eastern China and the Russian Far East. The clutch is four to six eggs, incubated solely by the female for 14–15 days (Wikipedia, general species account).