Taiga Flycatcher

Ficedula albicilla (Pallas, 1811) TAIFL 13432
Family: Passeriformes > Muscicapidade

Taiga Flycatcher, Yoav Perlman

The eastern cousin of Red-breasted Flycatcher, from which it was only recently separated as a species, Taiga Flycatcher normally winters in south-east Asia and is an extremely rare visitor to Britain.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
119 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
119 records

BTO RECORDS

119 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
119 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Taiga Flycatcher, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Danish: Tajga-fluesnapper
Dutch: Taigavliegenvanger
Finnish: idänpikkusieppo
French: Gobemouche de la taïga
German: Taigaschnäpper
Hungarian: szibériai légykapó
Italian: Pigliamosche della taiga
Latvian: Sibirijas muškerajs
Lithuanian: taigine musinuke
Norwegian: Taigafluesnapper
Polish: mucholówka rdzawogardla
Slovak: muchárik sibírsky
Spanish: Papamoscas de la taiga
Swedish: tajgaflugsnappare

Links to more information from ConservationEvidence.com

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