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Zappey's Flycatcher

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

Photo: Wich'yanan L (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0

Cyanoptila cumatilis

Basic stats

Range

Breeds in central China from central Sichuan north-east to the mountains west of Beijing; winters south to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java

Size

17 cm

Zappey's flycatcher is a large, 17 cm songbird of the Old World flycatcher family. It is migratory, breeding in central China from central Sichuan north-east to the mountains west of Beijing, and wintering south to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java. (Wikipedia, general species account)

It is closely similar to the blue-and-white flycatcher, with which it was formerly considered conspecific and which breeds further east from north-eastern China to Japan. The males have slightly greenish turquoise-blue upperparts, a greenish-black face and upper breast and pure white underparts, faintly greyish on the flanks. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Quick answers

Where is the Zappey's Flycatcher found?
Breeds in central China from central Sichuan north-east to the mountains west of Beijing; winters south to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java
How big is the Zappey's Flycatcher?
17 cm
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