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Photo by petitebouquet
Gifu prefecture, Japan, June 2006

Ficedula narcissina

Identification

Black crown and mantle
Bright orange throat
Paler chest and underparts

Female
Photo by Bobby6425
Cebu, Philippines

Orange-yellow eyebrow
Black wings with white wing patch
Orange-yellow rump
Black tail

Non-breeding males have varying levels of yellow.
Females - buff-brown, rusty wings, two-toned eyering.

Distribution

Asia: found in Japan, Korea, mainland China, and Taiwan

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Two subspecies recognized^[1]:

F. n. narcissina

breeding in Japan and on Sakhalin

F. n. owstoni

from the Ryukyu Islands

Green-backed Flycatcher was formerly included in this species.

2nd year male
Photo by lostinjapan
Mishima Island, Sea of Japan, May 2007

Habitat

Deciduous woodlands. Primary forest, Secondary forest and scrub, mangroves and city parks.

Behaviour

Prefers the lower storey and perches that are hidden by thick foliages and twigs.

Diet

Diet includes insects and small caterpillars.

Vocalisation

It makes a soft murmuring whistle

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Answers.com
BF Member observations

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Narcissus Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Narcissus_Flycatcher

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 [[Image:Narcissus_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|petitebouquet|petitebouquet}} <br />Gifu prefecture, [[Japan]], June 2006]]
 ;[[:Category:Ficedula|Ficedula]] narcissina
-'''Includes: Chinese Flycatcher; Beijing Flycatcher'''
 ==Identification==
 *Black crown and mantle
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 ==Taxonomy==
 ====Subspecies====
-[[Image:23768Narcissus Flycatcher 3747b.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Adult male subspecies ''elisae'' <br />Photo by {{user|tunpin.ong|tunpin.ong}}<br />[[Ampang Forest Reserve]], Selangor, [[Malaysia]], February 2005]]
+Two subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
-Three subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 * ''F. n. narcissina''
 :*breeding in [[Japan]] and on [[Sakhalin]]
 * ''F. n. owstoni''
 :*from the [[Ryukyu Islands]]
-* ''F. n. elisae''
+[[Green-backed Flycatcher]] was formerly included in this species.
-:*from [[China]]
+[[Image:20460008.jpg|thumb|350px|right|2nd year male <br />Photo by {{user|lostinjapan|lostinjapan}}<br />Mishima Island, Sea of [[Japan]], May 2007]]
-''Elisae'' is sometimes considered a full species, '''Chinese Flycatcher'''.
-In 1999 a new taxon, ''beijingnica'' was described from China, named '''Beijing Flycatcher'''. However this taxon is now believed to be invalid. It most probably represents the first summer plumage of this species.
 ==Habitat==
 Deciduous woodlands. Primary forest, Secondary forest and scrub, mangroves and city parks.
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 ====Diet====
 Diet includes insects and small caterpillars.
-[[Image:20460008.jpg|thumb|350px|right|2nd year male <br />Photo by {{user|lostinjapan|lostinjapan}}<br />Mishima Island, Sea of [[Japan]], May 2007]]
 ====Vocalisation====
 It makes a soft murmuring whistle
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#Answers.com
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Answers.com
 #BF Member observations
 {{ref}}