Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) - HBW 11, p. 135
French: Gobemouche nain
German: Zwergschnäpper
Spanish: Papamoscas Papirrojo
Other common names: Red-throated/Taiga Flycatcher (albicilla)
Taxonomy: Muscicapa parva Bechstein, 1792, Thüringerwald, Germany.
Probably forms a superspecies with F. subrubra; sometimes considered conspecific, but the two differ distinctly in plumage and wing structure. Race albicilla sometimes treated as a separate species, but intergrades with nominate in W Siberia. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- parva (Bechstein, 1792) - breeds C, E & SE Europe (from C Finland, SE Sweden, Denmark, N Germany, Austria, Croatia and N Greece) E to SW Siberia, N Turkey, Caucasus and N Iran; non-breeding mainly Pakistan and N, W & C India.
- albicilla (Pallas, 1811) - breeds from E European Russia E to E Siberia (to Kamchatka), S to N Mongolia and Amurland; non-breeding mainly from S Nepal E to NE India, Bangladesh, SE Asia and SE China.
- Least Concern
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A male fluffed up, flicking its tail in a low tree Gir Forest National Park, Junagadh District, Gujarat, India (ssp parva)
Ron Hoff 11 February 2008 2 years ago 32 sec 3.6 -
A rear view of a female perched on a low branch Happy Island, Hebei, China (Northern) (ssp albicilla)
Keith Blomerley 14 May 2010 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 24 sec 3.3 -
Red-breasted (Taiga) Flycatcher, adult male, migrant bird. Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern) (ssp albicilla)
Mark Andrews 11 May 2010 13 weeks ago 31 sec 3 -
Red-breasted Flycatcher, adult male, wintering bird near Delhi, India. India (ssp Parva)
Mark Andrews 7 November 2009 42 weeks ago 1 min 3 sec 3 -
Female 'Taiga' race sheltering on a ship Kamchatka Krai, Russia (Eastern) (ssp albicilla)
Greg Baker 11 June 2009 42 weeks ago 23 sec 3 -
Autumn migrant perched on branch before flying off. Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, England, UK
tmspindle 1 November 2008 1 year ago 30 sec 3
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A male singing in a dark forest Southern Finland Province, Finland
Ahvenainen 26 May 2010 7 weeks ago 3.4 -
A migrant female standing on the beach. Kendirli village, Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan (ssp parva)
Christophe Gouraud 4 May 2009 47 weeks ago 3 -
Male, taken at Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. Central Thailand, Thailand
alder 25 December 2008 1 year ago 3
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Two types of calls by male - whistle and chittt Kota, Kota District, Rajasthan, India
(ssp parva)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 1986 17 weeks ago 5 -
Chittt calls while feeding Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp parva)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 January 1984 17 weeks ago 4 -
Male giving double and single-noted soft whistle and common chittt calls Rajasthan, India
(ssp parva )
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1988 32 weeks ago 4
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