About the Narcissus Flycatcher
The narcissus flycatcher is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is native to the East Palearctic, from Sakhalin to the north, through Japan across through Korea, mainland China, and Taiwan, wintering in southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Vietnam and Borneo. It is highly migratory, and has been found as a vagrant from Australia in the south to Alaska in the north Archived 2006-01-10 at the Wayback Machine.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Australia, United States.
When to see it
Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliarisSomewhat smaller in size than a sparrow (c. 10 cm) and with a stocky build.
Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiataThe rufous-gorgeted flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraThe snowy-browed flycatcher is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
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