Species profile
African Blue Flycatcher
Elminia longicauda
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are c, w.
- Scientific name
- Elminia longicauda
- Family
- Stenostiridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Elminia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording African Blue Flycatcher in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Stenostiridae
- Citrine Canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa helianthea)
- Dusky Crested-flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata)
- Fairy Flycatcher (Stenostira scita)
- Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
- White-bellied Crested-flycatcher (Elminia albiventris)
- White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher (Elminia albicauda)
- White-tailed Crested-flycatcher (Elminia albonotata)
- Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)