Narcissus Flycatcher

Scientific Name: Ficedula narcissina
Malay Name: Sambar Kunyit Timur
Chinese Name: 黄眉姬鹟

Range:
Breeding in Sakhalin, Kuril Island, to Japan (except Ryukyu Island). Winters in Philippines to Borneo.

Taxonomy:
Monotypic.

Size: 13-13.5 cm

Identification:
Male resembles Yellow-rumped Flycatcher but has yellow supercilium, yellowish-white belly and small wing-patch without white line along edge of tertials. May shows orange flush on throat in spring. Female resembles Green-backed Flycatcher but much browner above with rusty-coloured wing linings and whiter below with variable dark scales/mottling on throat sides and breast.

Similar looking species: Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Green-backed Flycatcher, Mugimaki Flycatcher

Habitat: Forest, parks, gardens and wooded areas.

Behaviour/Ecology: Forages at mid-level in typical flycatcher pattern for insects.

Local Status: Very rare vagrant

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2017)

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Narcissus Flycatcher (male) from Sepilok, Sabah. Photo credits: Micky Lim

Narcissus Flycatcher (male) from Japan. Photo credits: Micky Lim

Narcissus Flycatcher at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Narcissus Flycatcher at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Male Narcissus Flycatcher at Karuizawa Bird Sanctuary, Japan. Photo credit: Keita Sin

Narcissus Flycatcher (female) from Bidadari. Photo credits: Alan Ng

Narcissus Flycatcher at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Narcissus Flycatcher (female) from Bidadari. Photo credits: Koh Lian Heng

Narcissus Flycatcher at Dairy Farm Nature Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Narcissus Flycatcher at Dairy Farm Nature Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap