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Atlas flycatcher

Ficedula speculigera (Bonaparte, 1850)

Status not recordedsongbirds

The atlas flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.1 g to 13 g and live up to 10.9 years.

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Quick facts about the atlas flycatcher

Weight
12.1 g – 13 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
10.9 years
Longest recorded lifespan
15 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Egg incubation
13 days
Young per litter or clutch
5.85
Age at maturity
12 months
Litters or clutches a year
1
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the atlas flycatcher live?

Not recorded

Is the atlas flycatcher endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the atlas flycatcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusFicedula
  7. SpeciesFicedula speculigera (Bonaparte, 1850)

Synonyms Ficedula hypoleuca speculigera, Motacilla hypoleuca speculigera, Muscicapa speculifera

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • ATFLEnglish
  • Atlas pied flycatcherEnglish
  • Атласка мухоловкаBulgarian
  • Flouperig an AtlasBreton
  • Papamosques de l'AtlasCatalan
  • lejsek atlaskýCzech
  • BerberfluesnapperDanish
  • AtlasschnäpperGerman
  • atlasa muŝkaptuloEsperanto
  • Papamoscas del AtlasSpanish
  • atlaksensieppoFinnish
  • Gobemouche de l'AtlasFrench
  • Cuilire atlaisIrish
  • חטפית אטלסHebrew
  • atlaszlégykapóHungarian
  • Balia dell'AtlanteItalian
  • アトラスマダラヒタキJapanese
  • kalninė musinukėLithuanian
  • Atlasa mušķērājsLatvian
  • AtlasvliegenvangerDutch
  • atlasfluesnapperNorwegian
  • muchołówka atlasowaPolish
  • papa-moscas-do-atlasPortuguese
  • Атласская мухоловкаRussian
  • ÁtlaslivkkárNorthern Sami
  • muchárik atlaskýSlovak
  • Atlaska muharicaSerbian
  • atlasflugsnappareSwedish
  • Atlas SinekkapanıTurkish
  • мухоловка атласькаUkrainian
  • 非洲斑姬鹟Chinese
  • Berber-fluesnapperDanish
  • Tunesisk FluesnapperDanish
  • AtlasfliegenschnäpperGerman
  • Gobemouche de l’AtlasFrench
  • Piquemouche de l'AtlasFrench
  • 阿特勒斯斑姬鶲Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the atlas flycatcher

Other species in the same genus Ficedula.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the atlas flycatcher?

An adult atlas flycatcher weighs 12.1 g – 13 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the atlas flycatcher live?

The atlas flycatcher has a recorded lifespan of 10.9 years.

What kind of animal is the atlas flycatcher?

The atlas flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Atlas flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/atlas-flycatcher

MLA

“Atlas flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/atlas-flycatcher.

BibTeX
@misc{atlas_flycatcher_2026,
  title = {Atlas flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/atlas-flycatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}