How big is a Rufous-throated Flycatcher?

The Rufous-throated Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see a Rufous-throated Flycatcher?

The Rufous-throated Flycatcher is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Rufous-throated Flycatcher?

The Rufous-throated Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Furtive Flycatcher, the Damar Flycatcher and the Lompobattang Flycatcher.

Is the Rufous-throated Flycatcher endangered?

The Rufous-throated Flycatcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Rufous-throated Flycatcher

Ficedula rufigula

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

The Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found only in Indonesia, weighing about 12 g. The rufous-throated flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest12 g

Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula), photo 1 — Photo: Sem direitos reservados, carregado por James Eaton · cc0

Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula), photo 2 — Photo: Justin Philbois · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula), photo 3 — Photo: Justin Philbois · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula), photo 4 — Photo: James Eaton · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula), photo 5 — Photo: ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula), photo 6 — Photo: ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula), photo 7 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula), photo 8 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula), photo 9 — Photo: James Eaton · CC0

Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula), photo 10 — Photo: ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Rufous-throated Flycatcher

The rufous-throated flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Rufous-throated Flycatcher look like?: The rufous-throated flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
How big is a Rufous-throated Flycatcher?: The Rufous-throated Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see a Rufous-throated Flycatcher?: The Rufous-throated Flycatcher is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Rufous-throated Flycatcher?: The Rufous-throated Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Furtive Flycatcher, the Damar Flycatcher and the Lompobattang Flycatcher.
Is the Rufous-throated Flycatcher endangered?: The Rufous-throated Flycatcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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