Female © Mike Edgecombe
Male © James Eaton
Male © Charles Davies

Kalao Blue Flycatcher Cyornis kalaoensis

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Identification

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A recently split species from Kalao island in Indonesia. Deep blue upperparts with slightly paler brow, black chin and sides to the face, orange belly, and white throat. Chest and base to the undertail are white in the male and washed orange in the female. Found in forest patches, edge and scrub where fairly inconspicuous but confiding. Unmistakable in range. Vocalizations are not well known.

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