Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
A species of Ficedula Flycatchers Scientific name : Ficedula zanthopygia Genus : Ficedula Flycatchers
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, A species of Ficedula Flycatchers
Botanical name: Ficedula zanthopygia
Genus: Ficedula Flycatchers
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Description General Info
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Description
The yellow-rumped flycatcher, Korean flycatcher or tricolor flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) is a species of flycatcher found in eastern Asia. A distinctive species with almost no look-alike other than the narcissus flycatcher. It breeds in eastern Asia including parts of Mongolia, Transbaikal, southern China, Korea and western Japan. They winter in parts of the Malay Peninsula and South Asia.
Size
14 cm
Feeding Habits
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher primarily consumes insects, especially during breeding season, with a hunting technique of catching prey mid-flight. Occasionally supplements its diet with berries. It exhibits adept aerial maneuvers, utilizing perches to scan for food and darting out to snatch insects.
Habitat
The yellow-rumped Flycatcher typically inhabits a variety of wooded environments including broadleaf evergreen forests and in some regions, they are drawn to streamside and riverine forests with lush vegetation. They can be found in mixed and secondary forests, as well as plantations, up to elevations of 1000 meters. During migration and in non-breeding seasons, yellow-rumped Flycatcher frequents lowland and coastal forests, foothills, montane regions, and mangroves. Additionally, they adapt to human-modified landscapes, making use of parks and large gardens, especially those featuring certain tree species like Albizzia falcataria and Samanea saman.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world flycatchers Genus
Ficedula Flycatchers Species
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher