Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

Cryptic Flycatcher (Ficedula crypta) - HBW 11, p. 141

French: Gobemouche de Vaurie German: Philippinengrundschnäpper Spanish: Papamoscas Críptico
Other common names: Luzmin/Vaurie’s/Russet-tailed Flycatcher

Taxonomy: Muscicapa crypta Vaurie, 1951, Mount McKinley, Mount Apo Range, 3000 feet [c. 910 m ], Mindanao, Philippines.
Previously considered conspecific with F. disposita and, often, with F. bonthaina, but differences significant. Birds on Mt Busa, in S Mindanao, may represent a hitherto undescribed geographical race. Monotypic.

Distribution: Mountains from NE to CS & S Mindanao, in S Philippines.