Atlas Pied Flycatcher
A species of Ficedula Flycatchers Scientific name : Ficedula speculigera Genus : Ficedula Flycatchers
Atlas Pied Flycatcher, A species of Ficedula Flycatchers
Botanical name: Ficedula speculigera
Genus: Ficedula Flycatchers
Content
Description
Description
Atlas pied flycatcher or Atlas flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera) is a bird in an Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers; it is endemic as a breeding species to North-west Africa. It was formerly regarded as a race of European pied flycatcher, but Sætre et al. (2001) recommended that it is regarded as a species in its own right. The bird has large white patches on its wing and forehead. Identification is also covered in Etherington and Small (2003) and van den Berg et al. (2006). 
Size
13 cm
Feeding Habits
Atlas Pied Flycatcher's diet mainly consists of insects like flies, beetles, and caterpillars, supplemented with spiders, molluscs, and worms. It also occasionally eats fruits and seeds. Atlas Pied Flycatcher forages in trees and bushes, as well as on the ground, often sallying to snatch flying prey. Unique foraging behaviors include smashing snails to eat and gleaning dragonfly larvae from ponds.
Habitat
The atlas Pied Flycatcher predominantly resides in forested habitats conducive to nesting owing to the presence of suitable cavities. It favors woods with cedar, oak, and aleppo pine, generally within broadleaf and mixed woodlands in the North African region.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world flycatchers Genus
Ficedula Flycatchers Species
Atlas Pied Flycatcher 
Download Picture Bird
Identify any bird by photo or sound in seconds
Identify any bird by photo or sound in seconds
