Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
Ficedula narcissina
Family: Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Status: Vagrant · Size: 13–13.5 cm · Conservation: Least Concern
Breeds in Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands and Japan (except Ryukyu Islands); winters in the Philippines to Borneo. Vagrant to Singapore.
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.
Forest, parks, gardens and wooded areas.
Forages at mid-level in typical flycatcher pattern for insects.