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Taiga Flycatcher

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ficedula albicilla

Basic stats

Habitat

Taiga forest

Range

Breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia through Siberia to Mongolia; winters in South and South-east Asia, China and Japan

The taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher is a migratory bird that breeds in taiga forest across northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia, and winters in South and South-east Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam and Japan. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Males have blue-tinged grey ear coverts and neck sides, with orange-red throats in breeding plumage. Females have brown upperparts with a blackish tail flanked by white, a buffish breast and mostly white underparts. Unlike the red-breasted flycatcher, the female's tail is blackish rather than brown and the red of breeding males does not extend onto the breast. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Quick answers

What habitat does the Taiga Flycatcher live in?
Taiga forest
Where is the Taiga Flycatcher found?
Breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia through Siberia to Mongolia; winters in South and South-east Asia, China and Japan
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