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Dayak Blue Flycatcher

Flycatchers, Fantails & Shamas

Cyornis montanus

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Montane forest understorey

Range

Borneo (endemic) - montane areas

Clutch size

2 eggs (typical for Cyornis)

Incubation period

About 13–14 days (typical for Cyornis)

Size

Small (14cm)

Wingspan

~19–21cm (estimate)

Weight

~13–17g (estimate)

A Bornean-endemic blue flycatcher of the mountains, males deep blue above with an orange throat and breast, closely resembling lowland Cyornis but replacing them at higher elevation.

Hunts insects in short sallies from a low perch in montane forest understorey, typically solitary and, like many forest flycatchers, more easily heard than seen.

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