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Mugimaki flycatcher

Ficedula mugimaki (Temminck, 1836)

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The mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.8 g to 11.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mugimaki flycatcher

Weight
10.8 g – 11.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
fly, insectsrc for Main food
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
5.7 – 5.85src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mugimaki flycatcher live?

Not recorded

What is the mugimaki flycatcher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki) is a small passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the genus Ficedula in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. The name "mugimaki" comes from Japanese and means "wheat-sower". The bird is also known as the robin flycatcher.

From the Wikipedia article “Mugimaki flycatcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mugimaki_flycatcher&oldid=1314815630), 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 mugimaki flycatcher endangered?

The mugimaki 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. What the categories mean.

How is the mugimaki flycatcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusFicedula
  7. SpeciesFicedula mugimaki (Temminck, 1836)

Synonyms Motacilla luteola, Muscicapa mugimaki, Muscicapa rufigula, Poliomyias luteola, Siphia erythaca, Siphia luteola

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • papamosques mugimakiCatalan
  • lejsek tajgovýCzech
  • Mugimaki FluesnapperDanish
  • MugimakischnäpperGerman
  • MugimakifliegenschnäpperGerman
  • TannenfliegenschnäpperGerman
  • TannenschnäpperGerman
  • manĉuria muŝkaptuloEsperanto
  • Mugimakia muŝkaptuloEsperanto
  • Papamoscas mugimakiSpanish
  • Papamoscas de MugimakiSpanish
  • taiga-kärbsenäppEstonian
  • mantsuriansieppoFinnish
  • mantšuriansieppoFinnish
  • Gobemouche mugimakiFrench
  • Piquemouche mugimakiFrench
  • חטפית מוגימקיHebrew
  • azijska muharicaCroatian
  • mugikami légykapóHungarian
  • Sikatan mugimakiIndonesian
  • SkógargrípurIcelandic
  • Balia mugimakiItalian
  • ムギマキJapanese
  • 노랑딱새Korean
  • taiginė margoji musinukėLithuanian
  • taigas mušķērājsLatvian
  • Тайгын намнааMongolian
  • Burung Sambar MugimakiMalay
  • MugimakivliegenvangerDutch
  • muchołówka syberyjskaPolish
  • papa-moscas-mugimakiPortuguese
  • papa-moscas-muguimaquiPortuguese
  • Таёжная мухоловкаRussian
  • muchárik tajgovýSlovak
  • prosnikov muharSlovenian
  • Mugimaki muharicaSerbian
  • mugimakiflugsnappareSwedish
  • นกจับแมลงดำอกสีส้มThai
  • Mugimaki SinekkapanıTurkish
  • мухоловка тайговаUkrainian
  • 鸲姬鹟Chinese
  • 白眉黃鶲Chinese
  • 白眉黃鶲〔鴝姬鶲，斑眉姬鶲〕Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the mugimaki 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 mugimaki flycatcher?

An adult mugimaki flycatcher weighs 10.8 g – 11.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mugimaki flycatcher endangered?

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

What does the mugimaki flycatcher eat?

Its recorded main food is fly and insect.

What kind of animal is the mugimaki flycatcher?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mugimaki-flycatcher

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{mugimaki_flycatcher_2026,
  title = {Mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mugimaki-flycatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}