- Ficedula westermanni
Identification
10–11 cm (4-4¼ in)
Male
- Black and white overall plumage
- Long white supercilium
Female: brownish upperparts, whitish underparts
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
South-east Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Island of Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Bali
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 8 subspecies[1]:
- F.w.collini Himalayas (Nepal to Sikkim); > to plains of India
- F.w.australorientis Himalayas (Bhutan to southern China, northern Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina)
- F.w.langbianis South Laos (Langbian Plateau) and Vietnam
- F.w.westermanni South Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and Mindanao
- F.w.hasselti South Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores and southern Sulawesi
- F.w.mayri East Lesser Sundas (Timor and Wetar)
- F.w.rabori North Philippines (Luzon, Negros and Panay)
- F.w.palawanensis Mountains of southern Palawan (south-western Philippines)
Habitat
They breed in broadleaf deciduous and evergreen forests at heights between 1200 m and 3000 m in the Himalayas.
Behaviour
Diet
Although not well known, their diet consists of small invertebrates and larvae, mostly flies, beetles and weevils.
Breeding
Immature female, probably subspecies westermanni
Photo © by wondersf2010
Brinchang, Malaysia, May 2009
Photo © by wondersf2010
Brinchang, Malaysia, May 2009
Their cup-shaped nest is constructed from moss, plant fibres, rootlets anddry sedges. It is built by both the adults.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Little Pied Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Pied_Flycatcher
