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Palawan flycatcher

Ficedula platenae (W. Blasius, 1888)

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The palawan flycatcher (Ficedula platenae) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12 g to 12.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the palawan flycatcher

Weight
12.1 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
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the palawan flycatcher live?

Not recorded

What is the palawan flycatcher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Palawan flycatcher (Ficedula platenae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

It is endemic to the Philippines found only in the region of Palawan. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Along with the Melodious babbler and Falcated wren-babbler, they have been dubbed the Tres Amigos (Spanish) or Three Friends as some of the most sought after birds in Palawan.

From the Wikipedia article “Palawan flycatcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palawan_flycatcher&oldid=1377210777), 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 palawan flycatcher endangered?

The palawan flycatcher is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species.

How is the palawan flycatcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusFicedula
  7. SpeciesFicedula platenae (W. Blasius, 1888)

Synonyms Cyornis paraguae, Siphia erithacus, Siphia platenae

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • papamosques de l'illa PalawanCatalan
  • lejsek palawanskýCzech
  • gwybedog PalawanWelsh
  • Palawan FluesnapperDanish
  • PalawanschnäpperGerman
  • Palawan-GrundschnäpperGerman
  • PalawangrundschnäpperGerman
  • palavana muŝkaptuloEsperanto
  • Papamoscas de PalawanSpanish
  • palawaninsieppoFinnish
  • Gobemouche de PalawanFrench
  • Piquemouche de PalawanFrench
  • Pigliamosche di PalawanItalian
  • パラワンヒタキJapanese
  • palavaninė margoji musinukėLithuanian
  • PalawanvliegenvangerDutch
  • muchołówka palawańskaPolish
  • papa-moscas-de-palauãPortuguese
  • papa-moscas-de-palawanPortuguese
  • Палаванская мухоловкаRussian
  • muchárik ratanovýSlovak
  • Palavanska muharicaSerbian
  • palawanflugsnappareSwedish
  • Palavan SinekkapanıTurkish
  • мухоловка палаванськаUkrainian
  • 巴拉旺姬鶲Chinese
  • 巴拉望姬鹟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the palawan 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 palawan flycatcher?

An adult palawan flycatcher weighs 12.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the palawan flycatcher endangered?

The palawan flycatcher is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the palawan flycatcher?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Palawan flycatcher (Ficedula platenae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/palawan-flycatcher

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BibTeX
@misc{palawan_flycatcher_2026,
  title = {Palawan flycatcher (Ficedula platenae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/palawan-flycatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}