Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestCup nestTiny · 12 g

Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea), photo 1 — Photo: Andy Ng · CC BY 2.0

Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea), photo 2 — Photo: lonelyshrimp · CC0

Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea), photo 3 — Photo: Andy Ng · CC BY 2.0

Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea), photo 4 — Photo: Andy Ng · CC BY 2.0

Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea), photo 5 — Photo: Andy Ng · CC BY 2.0

Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea), photo 6 — Photo: lonelyshrimp · CC0

Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Tatsutomo Chin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea), photo 8 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea), photo 10 — Photo: (c) 張家瑜, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Ferruginous Flycatcher

The ferruginous flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

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Where it lives

Regular range

Taiwan China India Thailand Malaysia Singapore Hong Kong SAR China Vietnam Bhutan Philippines Indonesia Cambodia Macao SAR China Nepal Laos Myanmar (Burma) South Korea

When to see it

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Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaThe swamp flycatcher or swamp alseonax is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Grey-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa griseistictaBradshaw, C.; Jepson, P. J.; Lindsey, N. J. (1991).

Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttuiThe brown-breasted flycatcher is 13–14 cm in length and weighs between 10 and 14 g.

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