Breeding male © Christoph Moning eBird S38156099 Macaulay Library ML 63455131
Female/nonbreeding male © Christoph Moning
Breeding male © H. Çağlar Güngör
Female/nonbreeding male © Pedro Moreira

Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis

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Identification

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Males are striking black-and-white flycatchers with a conspicuous complete white collar, all dark tail, and white rump. Females can be difficult to separate from other flycatchers but have a large white primary patch on the wing. Breeds in deciduous forests, nesting in cavities and quick to take advantage of nest boxes. Spends much of the non-breeding season in miombo and other broad-leaved woodlands. The song is a high-pitched series of whistled notes; alarm call is a dry "pik."

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