Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
About the Collared Flycatcher
The collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers. It breeds in southeast Europe (isolated populations are present in the islands of Gotland and Öland in the Baltic Sea, Sweden) and Eastern France to the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine and is migratory, wintering in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a rare vagrant in western Europe.
A real field recording of the Collared Flycatcher. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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2 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×2 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 585 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Atlas Pied FlycatcherFicedula speculigeraprofile
- Black-and-orange FlycatcherFicedula nigrorufaprofile
- Black-banded FlycatcherFicedula timorensisprofile
- Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensisprofile
- Cinnamon-chested FlycatcherFicedula buruensisprofile
- Cryptic FlycatcherFicedula cryptaprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.