Blue-mantled crested flycatcher are common but secretive residents of forests around St Lucia.
Pairs are territorial and advertise their territory with regular vocalisations.
They are often members of mixed-species bird parties and move together with other insectivores such as Woodward’s batis, Green-backed camaroptera, Rudd’s apalis and African paradise-flycatcher.
They are extremely busy birds, and pause fleetingly before flitting to the next branch to hover-hawk insects from leaves and twigs.
Calling and displaying males often fan their tail, droop their wings and raise their crest whilst assuming and upright posture.
Pairs are territorial and advertise their territory with regular vocalisations.
They are often members of mixed-species bird parties and move together with other insectivores such as Woodward’s batis, Green-backed camaroptera, Rudd’s apalis and African paradise-flycatcher.
They are extremely busy birds, and pause fleetingly before flitting to the next branch to hover-hawk insects from leaves and twigs.
Calling and displaying males often fan their tail, droop their wings and raise their crest whilst assuming and upright posture.