Blue-mantled crested flycatcher

Blue-mantled crested flycatcher

African crested flycatcher

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Trochocercus cyanomelas

The blue-mantled crested flycatcher or African crested flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas ) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae found in eastern and south-eastern Africa.

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Diet and Nutrition

Like all members of the monarch flycatcher family, the blue-mantled crested flycatcher is insectivorous.

References

1. Blue-mantled crested flycatcher Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-mantled_crested_flycatcher
2. Blue-mantled crested flycatcher on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103715475/112354548
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/660397

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