Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

A kind of blue bird that represents Japan with beautiful twitter.

Characteristics

A bird of the Flycatcher family with a beautiful male blue. The male has a beautiful blue back from the head to the tail. The area from the eyes to the neck is black and the belly is white. Females have a plain brown color throughout their body.Along with the red-flanked bluetail and the siberian blue robin, it is called the "Rurisancho" (three kinds of blue birds), and it is also counted as one of the three Japanese songbirds because of its beautiful song.

Calls

The blue-and-white flycatcher is also known as a beautifully singing bird.A loud and clear voice, "Pilly Lee," is sung on the treetops. At the end of the song, the voices of "jiji" and "chichi" may be added.

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Ecology

It prefers forests along low mountain torrents. Catches flying insects as bait. Breeding males sing on treetops with good visibility. When singing, the male has the impression that if there is no noise, he will continue to sing without worrying too much even if he is observing. Nests are built on rock walls along rivers to breed.

Habitat

In the early morning, I took a picture of singing in a forest in Hachioji, Tokyo. There seems to be a favorite treetop on the tree on the slope facing the swamp, and he stayed in the same place for a while.The blue-and-white flycatcher makes a loud noise, so it is easy to see where he is from a distance, but since he often sings near the treetops, it is better to devise a place to observe. If you can find it near the bridge over the mountain stream, you can observe it slowly.

Pictures

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Picture of Blue-and-White Flycatcher1|A beautiful blue from the head to the back.
A beautiful blue from the head to the back.
Picture of Blue-and-White Flycatcher2|It prefers forests along the river.
It prefers forests along the river.
Picture of Blue-and-White Flycatcher3|The twitter is also beautiful.
The twitter is also beautiful.
Picture of Blue-and-White Flycatcher4|It looks black when viewed from the front.
It looks black when viewed from the front.
Picture of Blue-and-White Flycatcher5|It was singing at the tip of a branch.
It was singing at the tip of a branch.
Picture of Blue-and-White Flycatcher6|Back view of the female.
Back view of the female.
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