Cyanoptila
| Cyanoptila | |
|---|---|
| Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cyanoptila Blyth, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Muscicapa cyanomelana Temminck, 1829 | |
Cyanoptila is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
Cyanoptila comes from Ancient Greek: "kuanos" meaning dark-blue; and "ptilon" – plumage.
It contains the following species:
- Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
- Zappey's flycatcher (Cyanoptila cumatilis)