Adult male © Tom Johnson eBird S52676021 Macaulay Library ML 140603461
Female/immature male © Albin Jacob
Adult male © Marc Roca
Female/immature male © Rahul Paranjape
Adult male © Ian Davies
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Female/immature male © Adrien Mauss

Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva

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Identification

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Distinctive, small flycatcher. Males have a rusty-orange throat that continues onto the breast. All plumages have a distinctive tail pattern with black terminal bar and white sides. Wings relatively plain and white eyering noticeable. When perched, tail is often held cocked with wingtips drooping. Compare with the very similar Taiga Flycatcher; note the more extensive orange throat in breeding male, warmer overall coloration, and more extensive pale pinkish on the bill base. Breeds in mature deciduous mixed forest, winters in forest, woodland and parks. Song is a series of bland and repetitive but sweet whistles, often with a few fuzzy notes as an intro. Often detected by a rattling "zrrrt" call, slower than that of Taiga Flycatcher.

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