How big is a Tanimbar Flycatcher?

The Tanimbar Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.

Where can you see a Tanimbar Flycatcher?

The Tanimbar Flycatcher is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Tanimbar Flycatcher?

The Tanimbar Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Cinnamon-chested Flycatcher, the Sumba Flycatcher and the Lompobattang Flycatcher.

Is the Tanimbar Flycatcher endangered?

The Tanimbar Flycatcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Tanimbar Flycatcher

Ficedula riedeli

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

The Tanimbar Flycatcher (Ficedula riedeli) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found only in Indonesia, weighing about 9 g. The Tanimbar flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest9 g

Tanimbar Flycatcher (Ficedula riedeli), photo 1 — Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0

Tanimbar Flycatcher (Ficedula riedeli), photo 2 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Tanimbar Flycatcher (Ficedula riedeli), photo 3 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Tanimbar Flycatcher

The Tanimbar flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found on the Tanimbar Islands. Its habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Tanimbar Flycatcher look like?: The Tanimbar flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
How big is a Tanimbar Flycatcher?: The Tanimbar Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
Where can you see a Tanimbar Flycatcher?: The Tanimbar Flycatcher is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Tanimbar Flycatcher?: The Tanimbar Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Cinnamon-chested Flycatcher, the Sumba Flycatcher and the Lompobattang Flycatcher.
Is the Tanimbar Flycatcher endangered?: The Tanimbar Flycatcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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