Bundok Flycatcher (Ficedula luzoniensis)
About the Bundok Flycatcher
The Bundok flycatcher (Ficedula luzoniensis) or thicket flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found in tropical montane forest. Eight subspecies are recognized: F. l. luzoniensis — Luzon and Mindoro F. l. calayensis — Calayan Island F. l. rara — Palawan F. l. nigrorum — Panay and Negros F. l. daggayana — Misamis Oriental F. l. montigena — Mount Kitanglad and Mount Apo F. l. malindangensis — Mount Malindang F. l. matutumensis — Mount Matutum. Feeds on mostly on small insects but also some fruit. Found singly most of the time but seen in pairs during the breeding season. This species silently forages low in clearings and forest edges - it is often seen on the ground while also hawking for insects.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 8 recordings for this species: 7 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollisrecording
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucarecording
- Kashmir FlycatcherFicedula subrubrarecording
- Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parvarecording
- Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythrarecording
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicillarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.