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The ''' dull-blue flycatcher ''' (''Eumyias sordida'') is a small [[passerine]] [[bird]] in the [[Old World flycatcher|flycatcher]] family, Muscicapidae
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, 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 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.
This is relatively easy bird to see, despite its forest [[habitat]]. It feeds mainly on flying insects, [[beetle]]s, caterpillars and other [[insects]], but also eats [[berries]].
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