Mugimaki Flycatcher

Scientific Name: Ficedula mugimaki

Malay Name: Sambar Dada Jingga Utara

Chinese Name: 鸲姬鹟

Range: Found from eastern Siberia, Sakhalin to northeastern China and winter to Japan, Korea, southern China and Southeast Asia

Taxonomy: Monotypic.

Size: 13-13.5 cm

Identification: Male resembles Yellow-rumped Flycatcher but white supercilium is shorter and starts behind eye, has bright rufous orange throat to upper belly and rest of underparts whitish. Female has greyish-brown upperparts with faint narrow whitish buff wingbar, buffish-orange throat to breast and faint or lacking supercilium. First-winter male resembles female but head-sides greyer, supercilium more pronounced, throat/breast brighter and uppertail-coverts mostly blackish.

Similar looking species: Chinese Blue Flycatcher, Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Narcissus Flycatcher

Habitat: Forest, parks, gardens and wooded areas.

Behaviour/Ecology: Usually solitary at wintering grounds and forages frequently at the lower level but may also ascend to feed at the middle storey and canopy levels.

Local Status: Uncommon migrant

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)

Location: Central Catchment Forest, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Dairy Farm Nature Park, Bidadari, Tuas South, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Kent Ridge Park and other suitable habitats.

Featured reports: Apr 2022, Nov 2022, Dec 2022, Jan 2023, Mar 2023, Apr 2023, Oct 2023, Nov 2023, Dec 2023

Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):

Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
Estimated average number of individuals by week based on eBird data, Jul 2013 to Jun 2023
Peak week Nov 26-Dec 02
Early date 07 Sep 2016
Late date 26 Apr 2015
A late-arriving flycatcher, with most records after mid-Nov. Most birds recorded here are females or first-winter individuals.
First-winter male Mugimaki Flycatcher at Bidadari. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Male Mugimaki Flycatcher from Bukit Tinggi. Photo Credit: Chris Li
Male Mugimaki Flycatcher from Tuas South. Photo Credit: Alan Ng
First-winter male Mugimaki Flycatcher from Dairy Farm Nature Park. Photo Credit: Alan Ng
Female Mugimaki Flycatcher from Bidadari. Photo Credit: Alan Ng
Female Mugimaki Flycatcher from Tuas South. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Mugimaki Flycatcher)

References:

BirdLife International. (2016). Ficedula mugimaki. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709331A94203127.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

Jeyarajasingam, A., & Pearson, A. (2012). A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Oxford University Press.

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.). Mugimaki Flycatcher. Retrieved on April 19, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/mugimaki-flycatcher.

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