Yellow-rumped Flycatcher

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Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (<em>Ficedula zanthopygia</em>) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (<em>Muscicapidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines). A small flycatcher, black above with a bold white eyebrow and yellow rump in males; sallies from perches in forest; a summer visitor to East Asian woods.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Ficedula; binomial: Ficedula zanthopygia; authority: (Hay, 1845). Typical size: 12-13cm. Average lifespan: 5-8 years.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: se Asia through Java and Bali.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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