Black-and-orange Flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa)
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Black-and-orange Flycatcher

Ficedula nigrorufa (Jerdon, 1839)

9.4 gWeight

The black-and-orange flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa) or black-and-rufous flycatcher is a species of flycatcher endemic to the central and southern Western Ghats, the Nilgiris and Palni hill ranges in southern India.

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The black-and-orange flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa) or black-and-rufous flycatcher is a species of flycatcher endemic to the central and southern Western Ghats, the Nilgiris and Palni hill ranges in southern India. It is unique among the Ficedula flycatchers in having rufous coloration on its back and prior to molecular studies was suggested to be related to the chats and thrushes.

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Questions

How big is the Black-and-orange Flycatcher?

The Black-and-orange Flycatcher weighs around 9.4 g.

Where does the Black-and-orange Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: southwestern India.

Is the Black-and-orange Flycatcher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-and-orange Flycatcher as Least Concern.

What does the Black-and-orange Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Black-and-orange Flycatcher in?

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

At a glance

Weight
9.4 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
59 mm
Tail
48 mm
Bill
12 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

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

Range

Oriental: southwestern India

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
Black-and-orange Flycatcher

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