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'''Includes: Taiga Flycatcher''' | '''Includes: Taiga Flycatcher''' | ||
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Bright reddish-orange throat and upper breast<br /> | Bright reddish-orange throat and upper breast<br /> | ||
'''Female and Juvenile''' duller brown above and whitish below<br /> | '''Female and Juvenile''' duller brown above and whitish below<br /> | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Europe]], central [[Asia]]; migratory, wintering in south [[Asia]]. | [[Europe]], central [[Asia]]; migratory, wintering in south [[Asia]]. | ||
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Deciduous woodland near water. | Deciduous woodland near water. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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+ | Flycatches from perch, and will also 'glean' warbler-like amongst leaves.<br /> | ||
+ | Often flicking and cocking tail and sits with 'drooping wings' | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
An open nest in a tree hole is built and 4-7 eggs are laid. | An open nest in a tree hole is built and 4-7 eggs are laid. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
It feeds by taking insects in flight and caterpillars from among oak leaves. It also eats berries. | It feeds by taking insects in flight and caterpillars from among oak leaves. It also eats berries. | ||
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Ficedula parva (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Ficedula parva (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> |
Revision as of 17:06, 27 September 2009
- Ficedula parva
Includes: Taiga Flycatcher
Identification
11-12 cm
- Ashy-brown upperparts, paler beneath
- Brown bill
- Dark brown legs
- Noticeable white patches at base of tail
Male
Bright reddish-orange throat and upper breast
Female and Juvenile duller brown above and whitish below
Distribution
Europe, central Asia; migratory, wintering in south Asia.
Taxonomy
The Asian race F. p. albicilla has the red throat surrounded by grey and a different song. It is sometimes separated as the Taiga Flycatcher, or Red-throated Flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla (Pallas, 1811).
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
It feeds by taking insects in flight and caterpillars from among oak leaves. It also eats berries.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Ficedula parva (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Wikipedia
- Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition