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Taiga Flycatcher

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)

Ficedula albicilla

Basic stats

Habitat

Taiga forest

Range

Breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia; winter visitor to South and South-east Asia including Bhutan

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

Males have blue-tinged grey ear coverts and neck sides, with breeding males showing an orange-red throat; the female has brown upperparts with a blackish tail flanked by white and a buffish breast. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-breasted flycatcher. The source read gives no size, diet or nest information.

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 to Siberia and Mongolia; winter visitor to South and South-east Asia including Bhutan
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