Ferruginous flycatcher

Weight

12 g – 12.9 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

Not recorded

The ferruginous 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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPasseriformes
5. familyMuscicapidae
6. genusMuscicapa
7. SpeciesMuscicapa ferruginea (Hodgson, 1845)

Synonyms Butalis rufescens, Hemichelidon cinereiceps, Hemichelidon ferruginea russata, Hemichelidon ferrugineus, Hemichelidon rufilata, Muscicapa rufilata

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Spotted flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Muscicapidae

LC, Least Concern

Dark-sided flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

Muscicapidae

LC, Least Concern

Grey-streaked flycatcher

Muscicapa griseisticta

Muscicapidae

LC, Least Concern

Brown-breasted flycatcher

Muscicapa muttui

Muscicapidae

LC, Least Concern

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Gambaga flycatcher

Muscicapa gambagae

MuscicapidaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern

African dusky flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Muscicapidae

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@misc{ferruginous_flycatcher_2026,
  title = {Ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ferruginous-flycatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}