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{{Short description|Species of bird}}
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{{speciesbox
| name = Dull-blue flycatcher
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| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{
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| species = sordidus
▲| binomial = ''Eumyias sordida''
▲| binomial_authority = ([[Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale|Walden]], 1870)
▲| synonyms = ''Stoparola sordida''
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[[File:Dull-blue flycatcher (Horton Plains).jpg|thumb|Horton Plains National Park is a national park in the central highlands of Sri Lanka ]]
The ''' dull-blue flycatcher ''' ('''''Eumyias sordidus''''') is a small [[passerine]] [[bird]] in the [[Old World flycatcher|flycatcher]] family, Muscicapidae. It was previously included in the genus ''[[Muscicapa]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Howard|first1=R.|last2=Moore|first2=A.|year=1991|title=A complete checklist of the birds of the world|edition=2|publisher=Academic Press Ltd.}}</ref>
This species is an [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] resident breeder in the hills of central
The dull-blue flycatcher breeds in deciduous mountain [[forest]], invariably above
▲This species is an [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] resident breeder in the hills of central [[Sri Lanka]].
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
▲The dull-blue flycatcher breeds in deciduous mountain [[forest]], invariably above 600m, although it is not common below 900m. 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. One of the best places to see this species is [[Horton Plains National Park]].
[[Image:MuscicapaMuttuiLegge.jpg|thumb|left|Dull-blue flycatcher (below) with [[brown-breasted flycatcher]] and [[black-naped monarch]]]]
This species is {{convert|15
▲This species is 15 cm 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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==In Culture==
This bird appears in 50 [[Sri Lankan rupee]] bank note ([[Banknotes of the Sri Lankan rupee#Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers series, 2010|2010 series]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SLK/SLK0124.htm|title=P-NEW}}</ref>
==References==
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▲* ''Birds of India'' by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6
[[Category:Eumyias]]▼
[[Category:Birds of Sri Lanka]]▼
[[Category:Animals described in 1870]]▼
▲[[Category:Eumyias|dull-blue flycatcher]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale|dull-blue flycatcher]]
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