How big is a Yellow-footed Flycatcher?

The Yellow-footed Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.

Where can you see a Yellow-footed Flycatcher?

The Yellow-footed Flycatcher occurs in 8 countries, including Cameroon, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Congo - Kinshasa.

What birds look similar to a Yellow-footed Flycatcher?

The Yellow-footed Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Sumba Brown Flycatcher, the Little Grey Flycatcher and the Sulawesi Streaked Flycatcher.

Is the Yellow-footed Flycatcher endangered?

The Yellow-footed Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Yellow-footed Flycatcher

Muscicapa sethsmithi

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

The Yellow-footed Flycatcher (Muscicapa sethsmithi) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found in 8 countries, weighing about 9 g. The yellow-footed flycatcher or yellow-footed alseonax is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEats invertebratesforestcup nest9 g

Yellow-footed Flycatcher (Muscicapa sethsmithi), photo 1 — Photo: bureaubenjamin · CC BY 4.0

About the Yellow-footed Flycatcher

The yellow-footed flycatcher or yellow-footed alseonax is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Where it lives

Cameroon Uganda Equatorial Guinea Gabon Congo - Kinshasa Nigeria Congo - Brazzaville Central African Republic

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Yellow-footed Flycatcher look like?: The yellow-footed flycatcher or yellow-footed alseonax is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
How big is a Yellow-footed Flycatcher?: The Yellow-footed Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
Where can you see a Yellow-footed Flycatcher?: The Yellow-footed Flycatcher occurs in 8 countries, including Cameroon, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Congo - Kinshasa.
What birds look similar to a Yellow-footed Flycatcher?: The Yellow-footed Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Sumba Brown Flycatcher, the Little Grey Flycatcher and the Sulawesi Streaked Flycatcher.
Is the Yellow-footed Flycatcher endangered?: The Yellow-footed Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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