hainan blue flycatcher Cyornis hainanus

A small flycatcher found in the midstory of both wooded and bamboo forests in lowland and hill regions. In much of range, male is dazzling sapphire-blue with a dirty-white belly; lack of other markings or warm coloration distinguishes it from other flycatchers. In western parts of the range (formerly treated as a subspecies of Blue-throated Flycatcher), males have an orange upper breast and “notch” in the otherwise blue lower throat. Female is brown with a pale orange throat and chest. Often joins mixed flocks. Song is a short but pleasant and generally descending high-pitched series, typically incorporating whistled and trilled phrases. Call is sharp “tsik-tsik-tsik”, akin to scissors snipping.