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- Ficedula hyperythra
Identification
12cm. Round head, ash blue above, deep orange throat and chest, white lower belly, white stripe above the front of the eye, black bill, grey pink legs. Females are brown, yellow brown face, with a buff eye stripe.
Distribution
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
13 subspecies recognized:
- F. h. hyperythra from the eastern Himalayas to southern China, Myanmar, northwest Thailand and north Vietnam
- F. h. annamensis in Vietnam (Langbian Plateau)
- F. h. sumatrana in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
- F. h. mjobergi in western Borneo (Poi Mountains)
- F. h. vulcani in Java, Bali and western Lesser Sundas (Lombok, Sumbawa and Flores)
- F. h. innexa in Taiwan
- F. h. annalisa on the northern peninsula of Sulawesi
- F. h. jugosae in central, southern, and southeastern Sulawesi
- F. h. betinabiru in Taliabu (Sula Islands)
- F. h. pallidipectus on Bacan (southern Moluccas)
- F. h. alifura on Buru (southern Moluccas)
- F. h. negroides on Seram (southern Moluccas)
- F. h. clarae on Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas)
- F. h. audacis on Babar (eastern Lesser Sundas)
Bundok Flycatcher was formerly included in this species.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, spiders, earthworms, and berries.
Both sexes build a cup or oval shape nest with a side entrance, of moss, plant fibre and feathers, which is placed in a hole of a tree trunk. 2-4 eggs are laid and both sexes incubate the eggs and feed the young.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Snowy-browed Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Snowy-browed_Flycatcher
External Links
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