Pygmy Flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsoni)
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Pygmy Flycatcher

Ficedula hodgsoni (Moore, F, 1854)

≈10 cmLength10 gWeight

The pygmy flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsoni), also known as the pygmy blue-flycatcher, is a bird species of the family Muscicapidae.

Busiest months: March–April · Most records: Malaysia, India, Bhutan

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Pygmy Flycatcher has been recorded at 98 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kinabalu Park – HQ areaMalaysia353 records
  2. Bukit FraserMalaysia128 records
  3. Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia105 records
More places
  1. Kinabalu Park – Power Station RoadMalaysia95 records
  2. Garbhanga Reserve ForestIndia69 records
  3. Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia42 records
  4. Kinabalu Park – Road to Timpohon Gate RoadMalaysia38 records
  5. Kinabalu Park – Silau Silau TrailMalaysia35 records
  6. Nameri National Park & SurroundingsIndia28 records
  7. Bukit Fraser – Bishop TrailMalaysia25 records

Countries and regions with the most records

MalaysiaIndiaBhutanChinaIndonesiaVietnamNepalMyanmar (Burma)

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 pygmy flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsoni), also known as the pygmy blue-flycatcher, is a bird species of the family Muscicapidae.

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Questions

How big is the Pygmy Flycatcher?

The Pygmy Flycatcher is about ≈10 cm long and weighs around 10 g.

Where does the Pygmy Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to Sumatra and Borneo. It is most often recorded in Malaysia, India and Bhutan.

When is the best time to see the Pygmy Flycatcher?

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

What does the Pygmy Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Pygmy Flycatcher in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈10 cm
Weight
10 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
46 mm
Tail
33 mm
Bill
10 mm
Tarsus
14 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to Sumatra and Borneo

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 1
  • Ficedula hodgsoni hodgsoni c, e Himalayas to s China and c Indochina

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 erithacusRufous-gorgeted FlycatcherRufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiataSapphire FlycatcherSapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphiraUltramarine FlycatcherUltramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliarisLittle Pied FlycatcherLittle Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
Pygmy Flycatcher

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