Atlas Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera)
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Atlas Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula speculigera (Bonaparte, 1850)

14 gWeight

The Atlas pied flycatcher or Atlas flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera) is a bird in an Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers; it is endemic as a breeding species to North-west Africa.

Busiest months: May · Most records: Morocco, Algeria, Italy

Where and when it's recorded

Atlas Pied Flycatcher has been recorded at 15 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Dayet AouaMorocco41 records
  2. Forêt de BouafrouneAlgeria27 records
  3. Vallée d'OukaïmedenMorocco5 records
More places
  1. Forêt de DjimlaAlgeria4 records
  2. Parc Djebel El OuahchAlgeria2 records
  3. Erg Chebbi – MerzougaMorocco2 records
  4. Barrage Mansour Eddahbi – nord-estMorocco2 records
  5. Palmeraie d'IgraneMorocco2 records
  6. ) | Gorges du TodraMorocco2 records
  7. PN Sous-Massa – Estuaire de l'Oued MassaMorocco2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

MoroccoAlgeriaItalyMaltaTunisia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Atlas pied flycatcher or Atlas flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera) is a bird in an Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers; it is endemic as a breeding species to North-west Africa.

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Questions

How big is the Atlas Pied Flycatcher?

The Atlas Pied Flycatcher weighs around 14 g.

Where does the Atlas Pied Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Morocco to Tunisia. It is most often recorded in Morocco, Algeria and Italy.

When is the best time to see the Atlas Pied Flycatcher?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Atlas Pied Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Atlas Pied Flycatcher in?

It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
14 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Migratory
More measurements
Wing
80 mm
Tail
51 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
17 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: Morocco to Tunisia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
Genus
Ficedula

Other birds in the genus Ficedula

Yellow-rumped FlycatcherYellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygiaGreen-backed FlycatcherGreen-backed FlycatcherFicedula elisaeNarcissus FlycatcherNarcissus FlycatcherFicedula narcissinaRyukyu FlycatcherRyukyu FlycatcherFicedula owstoniSlaty-blue FlycatcherSlaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolorSnowy-browed FlycatcherSnowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraMugimaki FlycatcherMugimaki FlycatcherFicedula mugimakiSlaty-backed FlycatcherSlaty-backed FlycatcherFicedula erithacusPygmy FlycatcherPygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniRufous-gorgeted FlycatcherRufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiataSapphire FlycatcherSapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphiraUltramarine FlycatcherUltramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliaris
Atlas Pied Flycatcher

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