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'''Alternative name: Hartert's Flycatcher'''
[[Image:Sumba_Flycatcher_-_Ficedula_harterti_1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mehdhalaouate in Sumba, Indonesia]]
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[[Image:Sumba_Flycatcher_-_Ficedula_harterti_1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}}<br />Sumba, [[Indonesia]], November 2005]]
 
;[[:Category:Ficedula|Ficedula]] harterti
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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11 cm. A small, rufous-brown flycatcher.
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* Rufous-brown head and upperparts
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* Small buffish or buffish-white spots on lores
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* Blackish remiges
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* Whitish underparts with warm rufous on sides of neck and breast
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Sexes similar. Juveniles similar to adult but with pale buff tips on wing-coverts, forming two wingbars.
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====Similar species====
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Smaller than [[Russet-backed Jungle Flycatcher]], smaller bill, pale loral spot, rufous (instead of greyish) head and white (instead of buff-grey) underparts.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Indonesia]].
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Endemic to Sumba Island in the [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Indonesia]].<br />
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Rather common and widespread in its tiny range.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br />
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist lowland forests.
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Moist lowland forests. Also in secondary forest, forest edge, bushy thickets and secondary growth.<br />
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Occurs up to c. 930 m.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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====Diet====
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Feeds on small invertebrates.<br />
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Forages solitary or in pairs. Behaves unobtrusive and is easily overlooked. Often low in the undergrowth or even on ground.
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====Breeding====
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An adult feeding two nestlings was observed in October. No other information about breeding.
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====Movements====
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This is a resident species.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V5.2}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Ficedula+harterti}}
 
{{GSearch|Ficedula+harterti}}
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ficedula]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ficedula]]

Revision as of 17:55, 29 June 2015

Alternative name: Hartert's Flycatcher

Photo by mehdhalaouate
Sumba, Indonesia, November 2005
Ficedula harterti

Identification

11 cm. A small, rufous-brown flycatcher.

  • Rufous-brown head and upperparts
  • Small buffish or buffish-white spots on lores
  • Blackish remiges
  • Whitish underparts with warm rufous on sides of neck and breast

Sexes similar. Juveniles similar to adult but with pale buff tips on wing-coverts, forming two wingbars.

Similar species

Smaller than Russet-backed Jungle Flycatcher, smaller bill, pale loral spot, rufous (instead of greyish) head and white (instead of buff-grey) underparts.

Distribution

Endemic to Sumba Island in the Lesser Sundas, Indonesia.
Rather common and widespread in its tiny range.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests. Also in secondary forest, forest edge, bushy thickets and secondary growth.
Occurs up to c. 930 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Feeds on small invertebrates.
Forages solitary or in pairs. Behaves unobtrusive and is easily overlooked. Often low in the undergrowth or even on ground.

Breeding

An adult feeding two nestlings was observed in October. No other information about breeding.

Movements

This is a resident species.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)

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