Palawan Flycatcher

About the Palawan Flycatcher

The Palawan flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found only in the region of Palawan. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Where the Palawan Flycatcher lives

When to see the Palawan Flycatcher

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

Easily confused with

Black-banded FlycatcherFicedula timorensisThe black-banded flycatcher, also known as the Timor flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Atlas Pied FlycatcherFicedula speculigeraThe Atlas pied flycatcher or Atlas flycatcher is a bird in an Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers; it is endemic as a breeding species to North-west Africa. Cryptic FlycatcherFicedula cryptaIts drab colour, low foraging areas and its habit of being perched motionless most likely makes this bird overlooked and unnoticed.