Cerulean flycatcher
| Cerulean flycatcher | |
|---|---|
| Cerulean flycatcher by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, 1888 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae |
| Subfamily: | Lamproliinae |
| Genus: | Eutrichomyias Meise, 1939 |
| Species: | E. rowleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eutrichomyias rowleyi (Meyer, 1878) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The cerulean flycatcher (Eutrichomyias rowleyi) is a medium-sized (up to 18 cm long), blue passerine with bright cerulean blue plumage, a bare white orbital ring, dark brown iris, bluish black bill and pale blue-grey below. The young has a shorter tail and grey underparts. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Eutrichomyias. Although it resembles a monarch flycatcher, it is actually related to the fantails.