Pygmy flycatcher

Pygmy flycatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Muscicapella
Bianchi, 1907
Species: M. hodgsoni
Binomial name
Muscicapella hodgsoni
(Moore, 1854)

The pygmy flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni), also known as the pygmy blue-flycatcher, is a bird species of the family Muscicapidae, in the monotypic genus Muscicapella.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Bhutan, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[3]

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