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Line 18: This species is an [[endemic (ecology)\|endemic]] resident breeder in the hills of central Sri Lanka. The dull-blue flycatcher breeds in deciduous mountain [[forest]], invariably above ~~600m~~{{convert\|600\|m\|abbr=on}}, although it is not common below ~~900m~~{{convert\|900\|m\|abbr=on}}. The main breeding season is in March and April, but a second brood is often reared later in the year. The cup-shaped [[bird nest\|nest]] is a lined compact mass of [[moss]]. The site is usually a well-shaded rock ledge. The normal clutch is two or three brown-spotted pink [[bird egg\|egg]]s are laid. [[Image:MuscicapaMuttuiLegge.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Dull-blue flycatcher (below) with [[brown-breasted flycatcher]] and [[black-naped monarch]]]] This species is {{convert\|15 \|cm\|abbr=on}} long. It is similar in shape to the [[spotted flycatcher]] and has a loud melodic song.. Adults are ashy blue, with a whitish belly. There is a black patch between the broad black [[beak\|bill]] and the eye, bordered with brighter blue above and below. Sexes are similar, but females are slightly duller. Juvenile dull-blue flycatchers are brown, heavily spotted on the head, back, [[wing-covert]]s and breast with pale [[Buff (colour)\|buff]]; their [[flight feather]]s are broadly edged with blue-grey.

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