Description:

Small, compact and arboreal flycatcher with small bill. Male has deep blue upperparts and sides of neck/breast, and white underparts. Female has greyish-brown upperparts and whitish underparts, with greyish patches on sides of breast, some have blue cast to uppertail-coverts and tail.

Distribution:

Rare summer visitor to extreme southern parts of Diamer and Astore districts. Breeds in broadleaf forest, also in pine forests, between 1800m and 3200m; winters in open deciduous woodland, groves, gardens and orchards.

Behavior:

Actively forages in middle to upper canopy of forest trees, keeping within foliage and rarely in open; occasionally forages at lower levels and on ground. Flicks or raises tail and fluffs out breast feathers when alarmed. Diet includes small invertebrates, e.g. dipteran flies, aphids, moths and beetles.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Ultramarine Flycatcher in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Ultramarine Flycatcher

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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