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Sapphire Flycatcher
Ficedula sapphira (Blyth, E 1843)
The sapphire flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Ficedula
Scientific:
Ficedula sapphira
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Ficedula
Scientific:
Ficedula sapphira
Original description
Citation:
(Blyth, E 1843)
Reference:
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal
12 p.939
Protonym:
M[uscicapula]. sapphira
Type locality:
Darjeeling.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40060928
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
94AF14FA628CC53A
Avibase ID:
avibase-94AF14FA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/94AF14FA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560086
Geographic range:
- Ficedula sapphira sapphira: Himalayas (eastern Nepal to southeastern Tibet, southwestern China, and northeastern India)
- Ficedula sapphira tienchuanensis: mountains of west-central China (Sichuan to southern Shaanxi)
- Ficedula sapphira laotiana: mountains of northwestern Thailand, northern Laos, and northern Vietnam
Source: Clements checklist
Sapphire Flycatcher
Catalan:
papamosques safir
Czech:
lejsek safírový
Danish:
Safirblå Fluesnapper
German:
Saphirschnäpper
Spanish:
Papamoscas Zafiro
Spanish (Spain):
Papamoscas Zafiro
Finnish:
safiirisieppo
French:
Gobemouche saphir
Croatian:
safirna muharica
Italian:
Pigliamosche zaffiro
Japanese (romaji):
safaiyahitaki
Japanese:
サファイヤヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Mėlynoji margoji musinukė
Dutch:
Saffiervliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Safirflugesnappar
Norwegian:
Safirfluesnapper
Polish:
muchołówka szafirowa
Portuguese:
papa-moscas-safira
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-moscas-safira
Russian:
Сапфировая мухоловка
Slovak:
muchárik zafírový
Swedish:
safirflugsnappare
Ukrainian:
Мухоловка сапфірова
Chinese:
玉头姬鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
玉頭姬鶲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Gobemouche saphir ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Gobemouche saphir ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Sapphire-headed Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Sapphire-headed Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ficedula sapphira [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ficedula sapphira [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ficedula sapphira [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Sapphire Flycatcher ( Ficedula sapphira) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ficedula sapphira [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ficedula sapphira [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bengali: নীলকান্ত চুটকি
Catalan: papamosques safir
Czech: Lejsek safírový
Danish: Safirblå Fluesnapper
German: Saphirschnäpper
English: Sapphire Flycatcher, Sapphire-headed Flycatcher
English, HBW: Sapphire Flycatcher
English (IOC): Sapphire Flycatcher
English (United States): Sapphire Flycatcher
Esperanto: Safira muŝkaptulo
Spanish: Papamoscas Safiro, Papamoscas Zafiro
Spanish (Spain): Papamoscas Zafiro
Spanish (HBW): Sapphire Flycatcher
Estonian: safiir-kärbsenäpp
Finnish: Safiirisieppo
French: Becfigue saphir, Gobemouche saphir, Gobemouche saphirin
Croatian: safirna muharica
Italian: Pigliamosche blu testadizaffiro, Pigliamosche zaffiro
Japanese (romaji): safaia hitaki, safaiahitaki, safaiyahitaki
Japanese: サファイアヒタキ, サファイヤヒタキ
Japanese (Kanji): サファイア鶲
Scientific: Ficedula sapphira, Ficedula sapphira sapphira, M[uscicapula] sapphira, Muscicapa sapphira, Muscicapula sapphira
Lithuanian: Mėlynoji margoji musinukė
Latvian: safīra mušķērājs
Nepali: नीलमणि अर्जुनक
Dutch: Saffiervliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Safirflugesnappar
Norwegian: Safirfluesnapper
Polish: mucholówka szafirowa, muchołówka szafirowa
Pinyin: yù-tóu jī-wēng, yù-tóu wēng
Portuguese: papa-moscas-safira
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-moscas-safira
Russian: Сапфировая мухоловка
Slovak: muchárik zafírový
Swedish: Safirflugsnappare
Thai: นกจับแมลงหัวสีฟ้า
Thai (Transliteration): nók càp-ma-laeeŋ hŭa-sĭi-fáa
Turkish: Safir sinekkapan
Ukrainian: Мухоловка сапфірова
Vietnamese: Chim Đớp ruồi đầu xanh, Chim Đớp ruồi mày hung, Đớp ruồi đầu xanh
Chinese: 玉头 鹟, 玉头姬鹟, 玉头鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 玉頭姬鶲, 玉頭鶲
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