Nilgiri Flycatcher

Eumyias albicaudatus

Least Concern

The Nilgiri Flycatcher is an Old World flycatcher of the Western Ghats and Sri Lankan hill forests. It watches from a perch, sallies after flying insects, or gleans prey from leaves and trunks, using woodland, forest edge, scrub, plantations, streamsides, or island forests depending on the species.

Family

Muscicapidae

Group

Old World Flycatchers

Range

Nilgiri Flycatcher Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Western Ghats and Sri Lankan hill forests

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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