Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
The Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) is a uncommon chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found in 33 countries, weighing about 11 g. The taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher is a migratory bird in the family Muscicapidae.
About the Taiga Flycatcher
The taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher is a migratory bird in the family Muscicapidae. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811. The female has brown upper parts with a blackish tail flanked by white. The breast is buffish with underparts mostly white. The male has ear coverts and sides of the neck blue-tinged grey with breeding males having orange-red coloration on the throats. Unlike the taiga flycatcher, the female of the similar red-breasted flycatcher has a brown tail while the red colour in breeding males extends to the breast in the red-breasted flycatcher. It breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia. It is a winter visitor…
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What the Taiga Flycatcher sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Norway, Germany, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Ireland.
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.
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Quick questions
- What does a Taiga Flycatcher look like?
- The taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher is a migratory bird in the family Muscicapidae.
- How big is a Taiga Flycatcher?
- The Taiga Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
- Where can you see a Taiga Flycatcher?
- The Taiga Flycatcher occurs in 33 countries, including India, Thailand, China, Cambodia and Nepal.
- What does a Taiga Flycatcher sound like?
- You can listen to a field recording of the Taiga Flycatcher on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Taiga Flycatcher?
- The Taiga Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Red-breasted Flycatcher, the Collared Flycatcher and the Little Pied Flycatcher.
- Is the Taiga Flycatcher endangered?
- The Taiga Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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