Little Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula westermanni

Description

Ficedula westermanni has a small body. Male individuals: eyebrows, wing line, hip base of tail, and lower body white, upper body black.

Female bird: Upper body grayish brown. The lower body is whitish, while the juvenile birds are brown with brownish yellow spots. The iris is brown, the beak and legs are black.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

11 cm

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Muscicapidae

GENUS

:

Ficedula

SPECIES

:

Ficedula westermanni

Distribution

Ficedula westermanni lives in mountainous forest areas

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : India, South China, Southeast Asia, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, Maluku.

Habits and Lifestyle

Foraging at all header levels. Often joins mixed groups

Lifestyle

Biome

Montane forest

Climate Zone

Tropical and sub tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Prey on small insects, beetles, caterpillars and spiders

Diet : Insektivora

Mating Habits

These birds make cup-shaped nests, out of moss woven with fine fibers, in the canopy. Eggs are dark yellowish brown in color, 1-3 eggs.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 1 – 3 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

Evaluated as the least concern on the IUCN Red List

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Ficedula westermanni on The IUCN Red List site
  3. Sikatan Belang on Wikipedia article