Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)
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Little Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula westermanni (Sharpe, 1888)

≈10 cmLength7.8 gWeight

The little pied flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia

Little Pied Flycatcher has been recorded at 302 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kinabalu Park – HQ areaMalaysia1,404 records
  2. Bukit FraserMalaysia1,044 records
  3. Doi Inthanon NP – Mae Ouam (Km 34.5)Thailand527 records
More places
  1. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand497 records
  2. Doi Inthanon NPThailand414 records
  3. Kinabalu Park – Power Station RoadMalaysia367 records
  4. Kebun Raya Eka Karya BaliIndonesia348 records
  5. Mt. Tagubud, New BataanPhilippines346 records
  6. Crocker Range NP – Gunung Alab SubstationMalaysia340 records
  7. Lake HolonPhilippines283 records

Countries and regions with the most records

MalaysiaThailandIndonesiaPhilippinesIndiaVietnamChinaBhutan

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 little pied flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Little Pied Flycatcher?

The Little Pied Flycatcher is about ≈10 cm long and weighs around 7.8 g.

Where does the Little Pied Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Oriental, Australasia: widespread, also Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas. It is most often recorded in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

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

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

Is the Little Pied Flycatcher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Little Pied Flycatcher as Least Concern.

What does the Little Pied Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Little Pied Flycatcher in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈10 cm
Weight
7.8 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
55 mm
Tail
40 mm
Bill
11 mm
Tarsus
14 mm

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

Range

Oriental, Australasia: widespread, also Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 1
  • Ficedula westermanni australorientis e Himalayas to sc China, n Indochina, Thailand and Myanmar

Classification

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

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Little Pied Flycatcher

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