Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata) - HBW 11, p. 130

French: Gobemouche à demi-collier German: Halbringschnäpper Spanish: Papamoscas Semiacollarado
Other common names: Half-collared/Eastern Collared Flycatcher

Taxonomy: Muscicapa semitorquata Homeyer, 1885, Caucasus.
Sometimes placed in genus Muscicapa. Often regarded as conspecific with F. albicollis; differences in ecology and morphology suggest that treatment as separate species is more appropriate, although this still under debate. Monotypic.

Distribution: Breeds Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and from Caucasus and Transcaucasus S to N & NW Iran; non-breeding EC Africa (extreme S Sudan S to W Tanzania).