Red-breasted flycatcher
Ficedula parva (Bechstein, 1792)
The red-breasted flycatcher (Ficedula parva) is a songbird in the family Muscicapidae, part of the order Passeriformes. It is a small bird with an adult body mass of 10.8 g, with reported values from 9.95 g to 11.4 g.
Quick facts about the red-breasted flycatcher
This migratory, perching invertivore lives in woodland and has a geographic range of 6,007,000 km². It lays 1 clutch per year with 5.5 eggs per clutch, and it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, not a threatened category.
- Weight
- 9.95 g – 11.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the red-breasted flycatcher
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Where does the red-breasted flycatcher live?
Not recorded
What is the red-breasted flycatcher?
The red-breasted flycatcher (Ficedula parva) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in eastern Europe and across Central Asia and is migratory, wintering in south Asia. The breeding male is mainly muted brown above and white below, with a grey head and an orange throat. Females and immatures are similarly colored but lack the orange throat patch. The red-breasted flycatcher is a regular passage migrant in western Europe, whereas the collared flycatcher, which has a different migration route (wintering in Sub-Saharan Africa), is scarce. It forms a superspecies with the closely related taiga flycatcher and Kashmir flycatcher and can be distinguished from the former by its different song, warmer-toned plumage and the more extensive orange throat patch.
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What does the red-breasted flycatcher sound like?
Is the red-breasted flycatcher endangered?
The red-breasted flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the red-breasted flycatcher classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusFicedula
- SpeciesFicedula parva (Bechstein, 1792)
Synonyms Ficedula parva parva, Motacilla luteola, Muscicapa parva
Other names and names in other languages (77)
- خاطف الذباب أحمر الصدرArabic
- mosqueru nanuAsturian
- Валасяніца малаяBelarusian
- Малая валасяніцаBelarusian
- Малая валасянiцаBelarusian
- Червеногуша мухоловкаBulgarian
- লালগলা চুটকিBangla
- Flouperig jave ruzBreton
- papamosques menutCatalan
- Изи арашӹнгӓлоэцMari
- Пӗчӗк шӑнатытанChuvash
- lejsek malýCzech
- gwybedog brongochWelsh
- Gwybedogion BrongochWelsh
- Lille FluesnapperDanish
- ZwergschnäpperGerman
- ZwergfliegenschnäpperGerman
- Zwergschnäpper-parvaGerman
- ΝανομυγοχάφτηςGreek
- (Ευρωπαϊκός) ΝανομυγοχάφτηςGreek
- eta muŝkaptuloEsperanto
- Papamoscas papirrojoSpanish
- väike-kärbsenäppEstonian
- مگس گیر سینه سرخPersian
- pikkusieppoFinnish
- smánápurFaroese
- SmágrípurSmánápurFaroese
- gobemouche nainFrench
- Gobe-mouche nainFrench
- Piquemouche nainFrench
- Cuilire broinnruaIrish
- gdeacan ruadhScottish Gaelic
- Skybbyltagh cleeau yiargManx
- חטפית גמדיתHebrew
- kis légykapóHungarian
- Ճանճորս փոքրArmenian
- Sikatan kerongkongan-merahIndonesian
- PeðgrípurIcelandic
- Pigliamosche pettirossoItalian
- オジロビタキJapanese
- ニシオジロビタキJapanese
- Кіші шыбыншыKazakh
- 서양흰꼬리딱새Korean
- 붉은가슴흰꼬리딱새Korean
- Gwybesser bron goughCornish
- Klenge MéckefänkertLuxembourgish
- mažoji margoji musinukėLithuanian
- Mažoji musinukėLithuanian
- mazais mušķērājsLatvian
- црвеногушесто муварчеMacedonian
- ചെമ്മാറൻ പാറ്റപിടിയൻMalayalam
- लाल छातीची लिटकुरीMarathi
- Burung Sambar Api BukitMalay
- kleine vliegenvangerDutch
- dvergflugesnapparNorwegian Nynorsk
- dvergfluesnapperNorwegian
- muchołówka małaPolish
- papa-moscas-pequenoPortuguese
- Papa-moscas-realPortuguese
- papa-moscas-real-ocidentalPortuguese
- Muscar micRomanian
- ЛоцманчикRussian
- Малая мухоловкаRussian
- UhcalivkkárNorthern Sami
- deaggalivkkárNorthern Sami
- muchárik malýSlovak
- Muchárik červenohrdlýSlovak
- mali muharSlovenian
- Mala muharicaSerbian
- mindre flugsnappareSwedish
- นกจับแมลงพันธุ์ยุโรปThai
- küçük sinekkapanTurkish
- мухоловка малаUkrainian
- 紅胸姬鶲Chinese
- 紅胸鶲Chinese
- 红喉姬鹟Chinese
- 红胸姬鹟Chinese
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Relatives of the red-breasted flycatcher
Other species in the same genus Ficedula.
European pied flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Collared flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
Semicollared flycatcher
Ficedula semitorquata
Narcissus flycatcher
Ficedula narcissina
Yellow-rumped flycatcher
Ficedula zanthopygia
Mugimaki flycatcher
Ficedula mugimaki
CompareRed-breasted flycatcher vs European pied flycatcherRed-breasted flycatcher vs Collared flycatcherRed-breasted flycatcher vs Semicollared flycatcherRed-breasted flycatcher vs Narcissus flycatcher
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the red-breasted flycatcher?
The red-breasted flycatcher is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds group, belonging to the family Muscicapidae.
How much does the red-breasted flycatcher weigh?
An adult red-breasted flycatcher weighs 10.8 g, with reported values from 9.95 g to 11.4 g.
What does the red-breasted flycatcher eat?
The red-breasted flycatcher is an invertivore, placing it at the carnivore trophic level.
What habitat does the red-breasted flycatcher live in?
The red-breasted flycatcher lives in woodland, where it has a perching lifestyle.
Is the red-breasted flycatcher endangered?
No. The red-breasted flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How many eggs does the red-breasted flycatcher lay?
The red-breasted flycatcher lays 5.5 eggs per clutch and has 1 clutch per year.
Does the red-breasted flycatcher migrate?
Yes, the red-breasted flycatcher is migratory.
Who named the red-breasted flycatcher?
The scientific name Ficedula parva is credited to (Bechstein, 1792).
Sources and how to cite this page
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