Narcissus flycatcher
Ficedula narcissina
The narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.
About the Narcissus flycatcher
The narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is native to the East Palearctic, from Sakhalin to the north, through Japan across through Korea, mainland China, and Taiwan, wintering in southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Vietnam and Borneo. It is highly migratory, and has been found as a vagrant from Australia in the south to Alaska in the north [1] Archived 2006-01-10 at the Wayback Machine. Narcissus flycatcher males are very distinctive in full breeding plumage, having a black crown and mantle, a bright orange throat with paler chest and underparts, an orange-yellow eyebrow, black wings with a white wing patch, an orange-yellow rump, and a black tail. Non-breeding males have varying levels of yellow. Females are com
Fun Facts About Narcissus flycatcher
- This species primarily feeds on insects, and lives in deciduous woodlands.
- Non-breeding males have varying levels of yellow.
- Narcissus flycatcher males are very distinctive in full breeding plumage, having a black crown and mantle, a bright orange throat with paler chest and underparts, an orange-yellow eyebrow, black wings with a white wing patch, an orange-yellow rump, and a black tail.
- Males arrive before females to prepare a nest that will aid in the selection of a mate as well as shelter.
- It is highly migratory, and has been found as a vagrant from Australia in the south to Alaska in the north [1] Archived 2006-01-10 at the Wayback Machine.
Conservation Status
The Narcissus flycatcher is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is currently stable and not at significant risk of population decline.
Taxonomy & Classification
| Order | passerines |
| Family | Muscicapidae |
| Genus | Ficedula |
| Species | Ficedula narcissina |
Range & Habitat
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