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Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus
Family
Old World Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
refblu1, RFBL, OFBR
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyOld World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
SpeciesTarsiger cyanurus
Codesrefblu1, RFBL, OFBR
Identification

The Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) is a member of the Old World Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code refblu1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Old World Flycatchers
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Muscicapa griseisticta
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Muscicapa ferruginea
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa randi
Sumba Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa segregata
Red-flanked Bluetail photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Tarsiger cyanurus

Family: Old World Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: refblu1