Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra
Truly tiny flycatcher with a large-headed, large-eyed, stub-tailed appearance. Inhabits shady forests and bamboo at upper elevations; descends into foothills in parts of range. Male blue above with short white supercilium and bright orange throat that fades towards the belly. Female brown above with rufous-tinged wings, pale eyering, and distinctive structure. Forages lower than most other flycatchers, sometimes even on the ground. Listen for extremely high-pitched whistles.
Identification
The snowy-browed flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Fourteen subspecies are recognised: F. h. hyperythra (Blyth, 1843) – central Himalayas to central south China, north, central Indochina, north Thailand and Myanmar F. h. annamensis (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) – central south Vietnam F. h. innexa (Swinhoe, 1866) – Taiwan F. h. sumatrana (Hachisuka, 1926) – montane Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and north Borneo F. h. mjobergi (Hartert, EJO, 1925) – montane northwest Borneo F. h. vulcani (Robinson, 1918) – montane Java, Bali and Lombok, Sumbawa and Flores (west, central Lesser Sunda Islands) F. h. clarae (Mayr, 1944) – montane Timor and Wetar (east Lesser Sunda Islands) F. h. audacis (Hartert, EJO, 1906) – Babar Islands (far east Lesser Sunda Islands) F. h. annalisa (Stresemann, 1931) – montane north Sulawesi F. h. jugosae (Riley, 1921) – montane central, southeast, south Sulawesi F. h. betinabiru Rheindt, Prawiradilaga & Ashari & Suparno, 2020 – Taliabu (Sula Islands, east of Sulawesi) F. h. negroides (Stresemann, 1914) – Seram (central east Moluccas) F. h. pallidipectus (Hartert, EJO, 1903) – Bacan Islands (south of Halmahera, north Moluccas) F. h. alifura (Stresemann, 1912) – Buru (central west Moluccas) F. h. daggayana (Meyer de Schauensee & duPont, 1962) – Daggayan and Civoleg, Gingoog City
Taxonomy
Genus: Ficedula; Family: Muscicapidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Ficedula hyperythra
- Authority
- (Blyth, 1843)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Ficedula
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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