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Adult Fidecula parva parva
Photo by ekhohe
Finland, 2004

Taiga Flycatcher
Photo by 1000miles
Khao Yai, Thailand, January 2007

Juvenile or female parva
Photo by Pavel
Shabla, Bulgaria, September 2005

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

F. p. parva: (Red-breasted Flycatcher)

Northern Europe to southern Urals, Balkans and southern Caspian; winters to southern Asia

F. p. albicilla: (Taiga Flycatcher). Has a red throat surrounded by grey and a different song.

Siberia to Kamchatka Peninsula and northern Mongolia; winters to Borneo

The Asian race F. p. albicilla is sometimes separated as the Taiga Flycatcher, or Red-throated Flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla (Pallas, 1811)^[1].

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

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Wikipedia
Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
Collins Field Guide 5th Edition

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-breasted Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-breasted_Flycatcher

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-[[Image:Red-breasted_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|alibenn|Alister Benn}}<br />Daguang Park, Kunming, [[China]], April 2004]]
+[[Image:2779ficpar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult ''Fidecula parva parva''<br />Photo by {{user|ekhohe|ekhohe}}<br />[[Finland]], 2004]]
+[[Image:50128RTFC.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Taiga Flycatcher<br />Photo by {{user|1000miles|1000miles}}<br />Khao Yai, [[Thailand]], January 2007]]
+[[Image:25026Red breasted Flycatcher OK 1.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Juvenile or female ''parva''<br />Photo by {{user|Pavel|Pavel}}<br />Shabla, [[Bulgaria]], September 2005 ]]
 ;[[:Category:Ficedula|Ficedula]] parva
 '''Includes: Taiga Flycatcher'''