Narcissus Flycatcher

Ficedula narcissina

Malay name: Sambar Kunyit Timur · Chinese name: 黄眉姬鹟

Family: Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Status: Vagrant · Size: 13–13.5 cm · Conservation: Least Concern

Range

Breeds in Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands and Japan (except Ryukyu Islands); winters in the Philippines to Borneo. Vagrant to Singapore.

Identification

Male resembles Yellow-rumped Flycatcher but has a yellow supercilium, yellowish-white belly, and a smaller wing patch without a white line along the edge of the tertials; may show an orange flush on throat in spring. Female resembles Green-backed Flycatcher but is much browner above with rusty wing linings, whiter below, and has variable dark scales on throat sides and breast.

Habitat

Forest, parks, gardens and wooded areas.

Behaviour

Forages at mid-level in typical flycatcher pattern for insects.