Scientific Name: Ficedula elisae
Malay Name: Sambar-Kunyit Hijau
Chinese Name: 绿背姬鹟
Alternative Name(s): Chinese Flycatcher
Range: Breeds in northeastern China and winters to southern China and Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy: Monotypic.
Size: 13-13.5 cm
Identification: Male has olive-green upperparts with white wing patch and yellowish loral stripe, eyering, rump and underparts. Female resembles male but has paler yellowish underparts, no yellow rump and the white wing patch is replaced by two faint narrow pale bars on wing-coverts.
Similar looking species: Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Narcissus Flycatcher
Habitat: Forest, parks, gardens and wooded areas.
Behaviour/Ecology: Prefers to forage at the lower storey in typical flycatcher pattern for insects.
Local Status: Uncommon migrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
Location: Central Catchment Forest, Venus Drive, Lower Pierce, Bidadari, Bishan Park and Tuas South.
Featured reports: Mar 2022, Apr 2022, Oct 2022, Nov 2022, Dec 2022, Jan 2023, Feb 2023, Mar 2023, Apr 2023
Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Green-backed Flycatcher)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Ficedula elisae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103769400A104316829.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Green-backed Flycatcher. Retrieved on September 28, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/green-backed-flycatcher.