Semicollared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)
About the Semicollared Flycatcher
The semicollared flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata) 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 montane forests of the southeastern corner of Europe (Balkan Peninsula) to Northwest Iran. It is migratory, wintering in Central and Eastern Africa. It is a rare vagrant in western Europe. Tracking studies using geolocators have revealed that weather conditions during spring migration can have a large impact on the timing of semicollared flycatcher migration and survival of adult birds. This is a 12–13.5 cm long bird, intermediate in appearance between collared flycatcher and European pied flycatcher. It has often been classed as a subspecies of collared flycatcher.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 42 recordings for this species: 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.
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Listed as recorded in Austria, Denmark, Georgia, Greece 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.