Palawan Flycatcher (Ficedula platenae)
About the Palawan Flycatcher
The Palawan flycatcher (Ficedula platenae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found only in the region of Palawan. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Along with the Melodious babbler and Falcated wren-babbler, they have been dubbed the Tres Amigos (Spanish) or Three Friends as some of the most sought after birds in Palawan. This is a small bird of lowland forest in Palawan. Primarily pale orange in plummage with a white belly and a bright orange tail. The female has deeper orange brown lores but the difference is slight and difficult to spot.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 15 recordings for this species: 11 CC BY-NC-SA · 4 CC BY-NC-ND. 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.
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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.