The hainan blue flycatcher (''Cyornis hainanus'') is a

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

in the family

Muscicapidae The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, Bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica)'' and Norther ...

. The species was first described by

William Robert Ogilvie-Grant William Robert Ogilvie-Grant (25 March 1863 – 26 July 1924) was a Scottish ornithologist. Early life and education Grant born on 25 March 1863 as second son of Capt. Hon. George Henry Essex Ogilvie-Grant, of Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, Sco ...

in 1900. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Gallery

File:Hainan Blue Flycatcher.jpg, Male Hainan blue flycatcher File:Hainan blue flycatcher in Vietnam.jpg, Female Hainan blue flycatcher

References

External links

Hainan blue flycatcher Birds of South China Birds of Hainan Birds of Southeast Asia Taxa named by William Robert Ogilvie-Grant Hainan blue flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub