Taiga Flycatcher
Bird species name:
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla (Pallas, 1811)
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla (Pallas, 1811)
Author:
Rogers Rogers
Rogers Rogers
Location (region):
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Description:
It is similar in size and appearance to the European pied flycatcher (Ficedula parva), which it used to be considered a subspecies of. Male albicilla has a small reddish patch only on the throat, bordered below by a gray stripe. Females are very similar. Unlike the female European pied flycatcher, which has a yellow color at the base of the bill, the eastern one has a completely black bill. Additionally, the European pied flycatcher has more pronounced ochre tones on the underside of the body, while the eastern one is lighter and whitish underneath.
It is similar in size and appearance to the European pied flycatcher (Ficedula parva), which it used to be considered a subspecies of. Male albicilla has a small reddish patch only on the throat, bordered below by a gray stripe. Females are very similar. Unlike the female European pied flycatcher, which has a yellow color at the base of the bill, the eastern one has a completely black bill. Additionally, the European pied flycatcher has more pronounced ochre tones on the underside of the body, while the eastern one is lighter and whitish underneath.