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Cryptic flycatcher

Ficedula crypta (Vaurie, 1951)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The cryptic flycatcher (Ficedula crypta) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.5 g to 11.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the cryptic flycatcher

Weight
11.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cryptic flycatcher live?

Not recorded

What is the cryptic flycatcher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The cryptic flycatcher (Ficedula crypta) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

It is endemic to the Philippines only being found in the island of Mindanao. Its natural habitat is tropical moist mid-montane forests from 600 - 1,500 meters.

From the Wikipedia article “Cryptic flycatcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cryptic_flycatcher&oldid=1349118484), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the cryptic flycatcher endangered?

The cryptic flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the cryptic flycatcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusFicedula
  7. SpeciesFicedula crypta (Vaurie, 1951)

Synonyms Ficedula bonthaina crypta, Ficedula crypta crypta, Muscicapa crypta

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Russet-tailed flycatcherEnglish
  • papamosques crípticCatalan
  • lejsek mindanajskýCzech
  • gwybedog VaurieWelsh
  • Okkerhalet FluesnapperDanish
  • PhilippinenschnäpperGerman
  • Philippinen-GrundschnäpperGerman
  • PhilippinengrundschnäpperGerman
  • mindanaa muŝkaptuloEsperanto
  • Papamoscas crípticoSpanish
  • filippiiniensieppoFinnish
  • Gobemouche de VaurieFrench
  • Piquemouche de VaurieFrench
  • kestenjastorepa muharicaCroatian
  • Pigliamosche cripticoItalian
  • チャイロヒタキJapanese
  • filipininė margoji musinukėLithuanian
  • Vauries VliegenvangerDutch
  • skyggefluesnapperNorwegian
  • muchołówka płowaPolish
  • papa-moscas-crípticoPortuguese
  • Papa-moscas-de-vauriePortuguese
  • Филиппинская мухоловкаRussian
  • Минданаосская мухоловкаRussian
  • muchárik zátoňovýSlovak
  • mindanaoflugsnappareSwedish
  • Ockrastjärtad flugsnappareSwedish
  • Vaurie SinekkapanıTurkish
  • мухоловка мінданайськаUkrainian
  • 佛氏姬鹟Chinese
  • 褐尾姬鶲Chinese

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Relatives of the cryptic flycatcher

Other species in the same genus Ficedula.

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Common questions

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How big is the cryptic flycatcher?

An adult cryptic flycatcher weighs 11.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cryptic flycatcher endangered?

The cryptic flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the cryptic flycatcher?

The cryptic flycatcher (Ficedula crypta) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cryptic flycatcher (Ficedula crypta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptic-flycatcher

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“Cryptic flycatcher (Ficedula crypta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptic-flycatcher.

BibTeX
@misc{cryptic_flycatcher_2026,
  title = {Cryptic flycatcher (Ficedula crypta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptic-flycatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}