Alternative name: Red-throated Flycatcher
- Ficedula albicilla
Identification
11-12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)
- Ashy-brown upperparts, paler beneath
- Black bill
- Dark brown legs
- Noticeable white patches at base of tail, black uppertail-coverts
Male
- Bright reddish-orange throat
- Greyish upper breast
- Brownish side of head
Female and Juvenile duller brown above and whitish below
Similar species
Red-breasted Flycatcher has also a red breast (not only throat), a paler bill and greyish uppertail-coverts.
Distribution
Breeds in Siberia and northern Mongolia, winters to south and southeast Asia, with a few birds in southern Japan.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in Red-breasted Flycatcher.
Habitat
Deciduous woodland near water.
Behaviour
Movement
Flycatches from perch, and will also 'glean' warbler-like amongst leaves.
Often flicking and cocking tail and sits with 'drooping wings'
Breeding
An open nest in a tree hole is built and 4-7 eggs are laid.
Diet
They feed by taking insects in flight and caterpillars from among oak leaves. They also eats berries.
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/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Taiga Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Taiga_Flycatcher
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