The blue phlyer split from its ancestor, the fruit phlyer. It has specified to eat only the blue fruit of the sweetfruit pondroot. Its blue coloring is to blend it wit the fruit it eats. During the cold winter months they will fly to the warmer climates of the rainforest.
They will stay in flocks and sleep and raise young in the trees. They gather up flora fibers to make the round nests. They give birth to 2 to 3 babies and their parents will take turns bring them food until they can fly on their own. They usually mate for life and males will do elaborate courting displays in the air showing off their bright colors. They can also "toot" to each other using their but-nostrils.
Living Relatives (click to show/hide)
These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
