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Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra
Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra) is a member of the Muscicapidae family found in Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 8.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Genus Ficedula
- Species hyperythra
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Snowy-browed Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Snowy-browed Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR, AU widespread, except Philippines.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.2 g, with a wing length of about 5.9 cm and a tail of around 4.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 2.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Snowy-browed Flycatcher?
The Snowy-browed Flycatcher is a very small bird that weighs around 8.2 g.
Where does the Snowy-browed Flycatcher live?
The Snowy-browed Flycatcher is found across Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR, AU widespread, except Philippines, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Snowy-browed Flycatcher belong to?
The Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Snowy-browed Flycatcher eat?
The Snowy-browed Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Snowy-browed Flycatcher migrate?
The Snowy-browed Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Snowy-browed Flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Snowy-browed Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Snowy-browed Flycatcher — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Snowy-browed Flycatcher's range?
The Snowy-browed Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 2.5 million km².
Conservation
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