How do you identify a Humblot's Flycatcher?

The upperparts are grey-brown while the underparts are pale with dark streaks. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Humblot's Flycatcher?

The Humblot's Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 23 g.

Where can you see a Humblot's Flycatcher?

The Humblot's Flycatcher is endemic to the Comoros, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Humblot's Flycatcher?

The Humblot's Flycatcher is most easily confused with the White-crowned Shama, the Meratus Blue Flycatcher and the Damar Flycatcher.

Is the Humblot's Flycatcher endangered?

The Humblot's Flycatcher is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Humblot's Flycatcher

Humblotia flavirostris

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

The Humblot's Flycatcher (Humblotia flavirostris) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found only in the Comoros, weighing about 23 g. Humblot's flycatcher or the Grand Comore flycatcher, is a small passerine bird belonging to the Old World flycatcher family.

VulnerableLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforestcup nest23 g

Humblot's Flycatcher (Humblotia flavirostris), photo 1 — Photo: alanvannorman · CC BY 4.0

Humblot's Flycatcher (Humblotia flavirostris), photo 2 — Photo: (c) alanvannorman, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Humblot's Flycatcher

Humblot's flycatcher or the Grand Comore flycatcher, is a small passerine bird belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. It is the only member of its genus. Humblot's flycatcher is endemic to the island of Grand Comoro in the Comoros where it inhabits forest on the slopes of Mount Karthala. The scientific name commemorates the French naturalist Léon Humblot.

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How to identify it

The upperparts are grey-brown while the underparts are pale with dark streaks. It has a dark crown with pale streaks and the bill and feet are yellow-orange. The bird is 14 centimetres (5.5 in) long. It is often silent but has a soft trilling call. It differs from Muscicapa and other flycatchers in having plumage with a very soft and fluffy texture, and by having distinctive feathers on the crown that are a modification that represents the beginnings of the formation of a crest.

Where it lives

Comoros

When to see it

Best months: August, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Humblot's Flycatcher?: The upperparts are grey-brown while the underparts are pale with dark streaks. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Humblot's Flycatcher?: The Humblot's Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 23 g.
Where can you see a Humblot's Flycatcher?: The Humblot's Flycatcher is endemic to the Comoros, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Humblot's Flycatcher?: The Humblot's Flycatcher is most easily confused with the White-crowned Shama, the Meratus Blue Flycatcher and the Damar Flycatcher.
Is the Humblot's Flycatcher endangered?: The Humblot's Flycatcher is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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