Narcissus Flycatcher

This species is defined as a rarity. Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page.

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)

Past accepted records in our database:

Past records, bar chart (see more bar charts):

Photos:

Narcissus Flycatcher (female) from Bidadari. Photo credits: Alan Ng
Male Narcissus Flycatcher at Karuizawa Bird Sanctuary, Japan. Photo credit: Keita Sin
Narcissus Flycatcher (female) from Bidadari. Photo credits: Koh Lian Heng
Narcissus Flycatcher (male) from Sepilok, Sabah. Photo credits: Micky Lim
Narcissus Flycatcher (male) from Japan. Photo credits: Micky Lim
Narcissus Flycatcher at Dairy Farm Nature Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Narcissus Flycatcher at Dairy Farm Nature Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Narcissus Flycatcher at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Narcissus Flycatcher at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Narcissus Flycatcher at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Photo credit: Francis Yap

External Links:
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Photos: Oriental Bird Images
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Narcissus Flycatcher)

References:
BirdLife International. (2017). Ficedula narcissina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103769227A111166648.en. Accessed on 19 December 2021

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.