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− | + | [[Image:Collared_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Theo+Mamais|Theo Mamais}}<br />Thessaloniki, [[Greece]], April 2003]] | |
− | [[Image:Collared_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb| | + | ;[[:Category:Ficedula|Ficedula]] albicollis |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | [[Image:Collared flycatcher.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|ody|ody}}<br />Agios, Nikolaos, Naousa, Greece, May 2008]] | |
− | == | + | 12-13.5 cm (4¾-5¼ in)<br /> |
+ | '''Male'''<br /> | ||
+ | *Black upperparts, tail and bill | ||
+ | *White underparts, collar, large wing patch and forehead | ||
+ | *Pale rump<br /> | ||
+ | ''' Female''' and '''non breeding male''' - pale brown above, with white wing bars. White below. | ||
+ | ====Similar Species==== | ||
+ | The female [[European Pied Flycatcher]] has a very insignificant pale vertical mark leading from the white wing bar - in the female Collared this is noticeably broader and leads almost to the edge of the wing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Beware hybrid Pied × Collared which can look like [[Semicollared Flycatcher]]. | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Breeds eastern [[France]] to the Balkans and [[Ukraine]]. Winters in tropical and southern [[Africa]] (south of the equator). | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Deciduous woodlands, parks and gardens. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | The diet includes insects hawked aerially, caterpillars and berries. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | They nest in tree cavities; 5-7 eggs are laid. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | '''Song''': a squeaky ''tsee-tsee-tsee-sui-see'' | ||
<flashmp3>Ficedula albicollis (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Ficedula albicollis (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Ficedula albicollis (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Ficedula albicollis (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
+ | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Ficedula+albicollis}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | |
+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ficedula]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Revision as of 23:41, 8 September 2019
- Ficedula albicollis
Identification
12-13.5 cm (4¾-5¼ in)
Male
- Black upperparts, tail and bill
- White underparts, collar, large wing patch and forehead
- Pale rump
Female and non breeding male - pale brown above, with white wing bars. White below.
Similar Species
The female European Pied Flycatcher has a very insignificant pale vertical mark leading from the white wing bar - in the female Collared this is noticeably broader and leads almost to the edge of the wing.
Beware hybrid Pied × Collared which can look like Semicollared Flycatcher.
Distribution
Breeds eastern France to the Balkans and Ukraine. Winters in tropical and southern Africa (south of the equator).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Deciduous woodlands, parks and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects hawked aerially, caterpillars and berries.
Breeding
They nest in tree cavities; 5-7 eggs are laid.
Vocalisation
Song: a squeaky tsee-tsee-tsee-sui-see
<flashmp3>Ficedula albicollis (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Collared Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Collared_Flycatcher