Kingdom Animalia Family Monarchidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Order Passeriformes Scientific name Eutrichomyias rowleyi Higher classification Eutrichomyias | |
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Genus Eutrichomyias
Meise, 1939 Similar Elegant sunbird, Island monarch, Monarcha, Sangihe shrikethrush, Rufous‑tailed fantail | ||
The cerulean paradise flycatcher (Eutrichomyias rowleyi) is a medium-sized (up to 18 cm long), blue flycatcher 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.
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Taxonomy and systematics
The scientific name commemorates the British explorer and ornithologist George Dawson Rowley. The cerulean paradise flycatcher was originally described in the genus Zeocephus. Alternate names include Cerulean flycatcher, Rowley's flycatcher and Rowley's paradise-flycatcher.
Distribution and habitat
The cerulean paradise flycatcher is endemic to the island of Sangihe, off North Sulawesi in Indonesia. Previously known only from a single specimen collected in 1873, this rare bird was rediscovered in October 1998 around forested valleys of Mount Sahendaruman in southern Sangihe.
Food and feeding
Its diet consists mainly of insects and other small invertebrates.
Threats
Due to ongoing habitat loss, a small population size, and limited range, the cerulean paradise flycatcher is evaluated as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
