Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Narcissus Flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina) - HBW 11, p. 131
French: Gobemouche narcisse
German: Narzissenschnäpper
Spanish: Papamoscas Narciso
Other common names: Green-backed Flycatcher (elisae)
Taxonomy: Muscicapa narcissina Temminck, 1836, Japan.
May form a superspecies with F. zanthopygia and has previously been considered conspecific; attempted hybridization between the two recorded in Japan. Geographically isolated race elisae, differing from others in song, moult cycle, plumage and morphology, is possibly an incipient species; recently described taxon “F. beijingnica” considered probably a subadult form of this race. Proposed races jakuschima (N Ryukyu Is) and shonis (C Ryukyus) merged with owstoni, but possibly merit recognition. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- narcissina (Temminck, 1836) - breeds Sakhalin I, S Kuril Is and Japan (except Ryukyu Is); non-breeding Hainan, Philippines and Borneo.
- owstoni (Bangs, 1901) - Ryukyu Is (Tanegashima S to Iriomote).
- elisae (Weigold, 1922) - breeds E China (NE Hebei and Shanxi); non-breeding S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a branch, looking around Locality Kratié Province, Cambodia (ssp elisae)
Mike Edgecombe 28 February 2005 3 years ago 40 sec 4.3 -
A male singing and preening. Locality Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 19 June 2009 2 years ago 46 sec 4.1 -
Lone male calling for a mate (?). Locality Rokko Mountain Range, Hyogo Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp narcissina)
Charles McHugh 29 April 2008 3 years ago 31 sec 4.1 -
A bird perched on an overhead branch then flying away Locality Happy Island, Hebei, China (Northern) (ssp elisae)
Keith Blomerley 12 May 2010 1 year ago 23 sec 3.8 -
A female perched, lateral views. Locality Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern) (ssp elisae)
Mark Andrews 17 May 2011 33 weeks ago 18 sec 3.8
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immature male
Locality Heuksan-do Island, Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea
AurélienAudevard 25 April 2008 2 years ago 4.7 -
"uncommon visitor"
Locality Suan Luang Rama IX, Phrawet District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp Ficedula narcissina)
p.supat 9 April 2011 7 weeks ago 4.3 -
immature male
Locality Heuksan-do Island, Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea
AurélienAudevard 24 April 2008 2 years ago 4.2 -
Male perched
Locality Hong Kong
Martin Hale 7 April 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.2 -
Perched
Locality Hong Kong
Martin Hale 7 April 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
This passage migrant species has been found at Suanluang Rama 9 Park, Bangkok Thailand. A couple day before we also found one ad
Locality Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp Ficedula)
p.supat 8 April 2011 44 weeks ago 4
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bird singing Locality Hattasan, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
(ssp narcissina)
Desmond Allen 16 June 1996 1 year ago 3
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