How big is a Black-banded Flycatcher?

The Black-banded Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.

Where can you see a Black-banded Flycatcher?

The Black-banded Flycatcher occurs in 2 countries, including Timor-Leste and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Black-banded Flycatcher?

The Black-banded Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Palawan Flycatcher, the Atlas Pied Flycatcher and the Cryptic Flycatcher.

Is the Black-banded Flycatcher endangered?

The Black-banded Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Black-banded Flycatcher

Ficedula timorensis

Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Black-banded Flycatcher (Ficedula timorensis) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found in 2 countries, weighing about 9 g. The black-banded flycatcher, also known as the Timor flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEats invertebratesforest9 g

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About the Black-banded Flycatcher

The black-banded flycatcher, also known as the Timor flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. In the past the species was considered to be related to the Australasian robins but this was as the result of convergent evolution. It is endemic to Timor island. The black-banded flycatcher is small with a broad bill and distinctive plumage. The species has a white belly, lower rump and throat with a thin black band across the chest. The tail, neck and wings are black and the back, upper wing and shoulders rich chestnut. The plumage of the head is sexually dichromatic, with the head being black in the males and dark grey in the females. The eye and bill is black and the feet…

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Where it lives

Timor-Leste Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, with peak activity in August. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Black-banded Flycatcher look like?: The black-banded flycatcher, also known as the Timor flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
How big is a Black-banded Flycatcher?: The Black-banded Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
Where can you see a Black-banded Flycatcher?: The Black-banded Flycatcher occurs in 2 countries, including Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Black-banded Flycatcher?: The Black-banded Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Palawan Flycatcher, the Atlas Pied Flycatcher and the Cryptic Flycatcher.
Is the Black-banded Flycatcher endangered?: The Black-banded Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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