Taiga Flycatcher - Ficedula albicilla

General Information

Common Name : Taiga Flycatcher
Scientific Name : Ficedula albicilla (Pallas, 1811)

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Muscicapidae
Taxonomic Group : Passeriformes - Muscicapidae ( Old World flycatchers )

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General Species Profile

Taxonomy

Clements Checklist of Birds of the World 6.4 December 2009 Updated

Common Name : Taiga Flycatcher
Scientific Name : Ficedula albicilla
Order : Passeriformes Family : Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers)
Range : Siberia to Kamchatka Pen. and n Mongolia; > to Borneo

This Species is Monotypic, No Subspecies

Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World 2006

3rd Edition, 2003. Revised and Corrected per Corrigenda to December 31, 2006

Common Name : Red-breasted Flycatcher
Scientific Name : Ficedula parva
SubFamily : Muscicapinae

Number of SubSpecies : 2

Sub Species / Race
Ficedula parva parva
Ficedula parva albicilla

IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2)

IOC Common Name : Taiga Flycatcher
IOC Scientific Name : Ficedula albicilla

Distribution :
Region : EU Range : c, e
Non Breeding Range : Southeast Asia through Borneo

Order : PASSERIFORMES Family : Muscicapidae
Category : Chats, Old World Flycatchers

A Synopsis of the Birds of India and Pakistan

No Data Avialable

Birdlife International Checklist Ver 3 June 2010

Common Name : Taiga Flycatcher
Scientific Name : Ficedula albicilla ((Pallas, 1811))
Birdlife Synonym :

BirdLife Redlist Status Year 2010: LC
BirdLife Species FactSheet for Taiga Flycatcher ( Ficedula albicilla )

Taxonomy Treatment : R

Birdlife Taxonomy Notes : Ficedula parva (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into F. parva and F. albicilla following Svensson et al. (2005).

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

No Data Avialable

Oriental Bird Club Checklist Draft Novemebr 2009

Family : MUSCICAPIDAE

Scientific Name : Ficedula parva
Common Name : Red-throated Flycatcher

IOC Checklist Difference : = Red-breasted Flycatcher,

Bibliography

Bibliography of Taiga Flycatcher ( Ficedula albicilla )
Number of Results found : 6

1. Chapman M , (2005), Taiga Flycatcher in Shetland, British Birds, 98: 547 - 550.

2. Lassey PA , (2005), Taiga Flycatcher in Yorkshire: new to Britain, British Birds, 98: 542 - 546.

3. Svensson L; Collinson M; Knox AG; Parkin DT; Sangster G , (2005), Species limits in the Red-breasted Flycatcher, British Birds, 98: 538 - 541.

4. RS Kennedy; PC Gozales; EC Dickinson; HC Miranda Jr; TH Fisher , (2000), Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla), A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THE PHILIPPINES; Oxford University Press, USA, : 61.

5. Cederroth C;Johansson C;Svensson L; , (1999), Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla in Sweden: the first record in western Europe, Birding World, 12:11: 460 - 468.

6. Salim Ali; S Dillon RipleyÂ , (1996), No. 1412. Redbreasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa parva albicilla) Pallas, Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan; Oxford University Press, New Delhi, Volume 7 (Laughing Thrushes to the Mangrove Whistler ): 154.

Book Excerpts

Handbook to the Birds of the Bombay Presidency (1885)

Erythrosterna albicilla

Erythrosterna albicilla, Pall.

323. :- Erythrosterna leucura, Gmel. :- Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. I, p. 481.

The White-tailed Robin Fly-catcher.

Length, 5 ; wings, 2.6 ; tail, 2 ; tarsus, 0.7.

Bill dusky-brown ; irides dark-brown ; legs pale-brown.

Above greyish olive-brown; wings brown ; tail blackish-brown ; the four outer tail-feathers on each side white for the greater part of their Length, broadly tipped with brown ; beneath white, tinged with ashy-brown on the breast and flanks.

In spring, by the end of March or the beginning of April, the male by a partial moult assumes a bright orange-rufous chin and throat, and the lores, cheeks, and sides of the neck become tolerably pure ashy. This livery is again cast at the autumnal moult.

The occurrence of the White-tailed Robin Fly-catcher within our limits is very doubtful.

The Avifauna of British India and its dependencies - Vol I (1888)

White-Tailed Robin Fly-Catcher (Muscicapa albicilla)

211. Muscicapa albicilla, Pall.

Zoogr. Rosso-Asiat. i. p. 462, Aves, tab. i. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. iv. p. 162 ; Oates, B. Burm. i. p. 278. Erythrosterna leucura, (Gm.) Jerd. B. hid. i. p. 481, No. 323 ; Bl. B. Burm., p. 103. Erythrosterna albicilla, {Pall.) Anders. Yunnan Expedition, p. 621 ; Hume and Dav., Str. F. vi. p. 233 ; David et Oust, Ois Chine, p. 12O; Scully, Str. F, viii. p. 280 ; Hume, Str. F. viii. p. 93.-

The White-tailed Robin Fly-Catcher.

Male in summer plumage.- Upper plumage and wings olive brown, the latter margined paler ; upper tail coverts black ; tail black, the four outer pairs of feathers white for about two-thirds of their length from the base; lores mixed ashy and white; chin and throat orange ; ear coverts, cheeks and a band passing round the orange of the throat pure ashy, extending on to the upper breast in some ; rest of lower plumage ashy white.

In winter the male loses the orange on the chin and throat, and the plumage on the under surface of the body is tinged with buff; orbital ring white. The female is like the male in summer; bill dark brown, yellowish at the gape ; iris hazel brown ; legs black.

Length.-5 to 5.1 inches; wing 2.75; tail 2.0 to 2.1; tarsus 0.65 ; bill from gape 0.6.

Hab.- N.-W. Provinces, Oudh, Bengal, also the Concan, and, perhaps, the Deccan, as well as British Burmah and Nepaul. Jerdon says it is found " throughout the whole of India." This statement is certainly incorrect. It is not known from South India, though it occurs in Ceylon. In Northern and Central India it is not uncommon, but everywhere, even in British Burmah, as a winter visitant. According to Oates it is common in Pegu, and spread over the whole division from November to March. It is recorded from Arrakan, and Mr. Shopland got specimens at Akyab. At Tounghoo Captain Wardlaw-Ramsay obtained specimens. It is spread over the whole of Tenasserim. It is said to summer in Eastern Siberia and North China.

The White-tailed Robin Fly-Catcher affects gardens, orchards, groves and low jungle chiefly. It appears to be strictly arboreal, playing about on the branches of trees searching for insects, and never descending to the ground.

The Fauna Of British India including Ceylon and Burma 1st Ed. Vol II (1890)

Eastern Red-breasted Flycatcher (Siphia albicilla)

562. Siphia albicilla.

The Eastern Red-breasted Flycatcher.

Muscicapa albicilla, Pall. Zoogr. Rosso-Asiat. i, p. 462, Aves, tab. I (1811) ; Sharpe, Oat. B. M. iv, p. 162 ; Oates, B. B. i, p. 278. Erythrosterna leucura (Gm.), Blyth, Cat. p. 171; Horsf. & M. Cat. i, p. 297; Jerd. B. I. i, p. 481. Erythrosterna albicilla (Pall.), Anders. Yunnan Exped., Aves, p. 621; Hums & Dav. S. F. vi, p. 23.3; Scully, S. F. viii, p. 280; Hume, Cat. no. 323.

The White-tailed Robin Flycatcher, Jerd.; Turra, Hind.; Chut-ki, Beng.

Coloration. Male. Similar to the male of S. parva, but having only the chin and throat chestnut, and not the breast, which is ashy; it differs also in the crown being, iu freshly moulted birds in good plumage, of the same colour as the back, and in the ear-coverts being brown instead of bluish ashy.

Female. So similar to the female of S. parva, as to be indistinguishable from it.

I have not been able to examine nestlings of this species, but there is no reason to think that they differ from those of S. parva. The youngest birds I have seen are like the females, but with some fulvous tips to the wing-coverts.

Bill dark brown, yellowish at the gape; mouth yellow; iris hazel-brown ; legs and claws black; eyelids grey.

Length about 5; tail 2.1; wing 2.7; tarsus .65; bill from gape .6.

Distribution. Visits the Eastern portion of the Empire from October to April, extending on the west as far as Nepal in the Himalayas and Dinapore in the plains, and southwards to Tenasserim. This species summers in Eastern Siberia and Northern China.

Habits, &c. The nest and eggs of this bird do not appear to be known. This Flycatcher frequents groves of trees, running among the larger branches and constantly flitting its tail up and down and partially expanding it.

The Fauna Of British India including Ceylon and Burma 2nd Ed. Vol II (1924)

Eastern Red-breasted Flycatcher (Siphia parva albicilla)

(639) Siphia parva albicilla.

The Eastern Red-breasted Flycatcher.

Muscicapa albicilla Pall., Zoogr. Rosso-Asiat., i, p. 462 (1827) (Dauria) Siphia albicilla. Blanf. & Oates, ii, p. 10.

Vernacular names. Turra (Hindi); Chatki (Beng.).

Description - Adult male. Differs from the male of S. p. parva in having the breast ashy instead of chestnut; the crown is fulvous-brown like the back; the ear-coverts are brown, instead of bluish ashy.

Colours of soft parts as in S. p. parva.

Measurements. Wing 68 to 73 mm.

Female and Young not distinguishable from those of S. p. parva.

Distribution. Eastern Siberia, from the Yenesei to Kamschatka, Trans-Baikalia and Ussuri, South to Tibet, North-Eastern India, Burma, and China.

Nidification. Only two certain nests of this little Flycatcher have been taken ; the first of these was one taken for Col. A. E. Ward on the 30th May in Ladak, both male and female being shot off the nest. This latter was a tiny cup of green and dry moss lined with soft hair and fur, and had been placed beside a stone, half hidden in a shallow hollow in one of the high stone boundary-walls. The second, taken in Tibet, north of Rhamtso, was similar to the last but. had been built- against a stunted willow and half hidden iu a hollow neat- the crown. The eggs are indistinguishable from those of the last bird and measure about 17.5 x 12.8 mm.

Habits. Similar to those of the preceding bird. Both this bird and the next seem very partial to bamboo-jungle.

The Fauna Of British India including Ceylon and Burma 2nd Ed. Vol VII (1930)

Siphia parva albicilla

Siphia parva albicilla Pallas.

Muscicapa albicilla Pallas, Zoogr. Rosso-Asiat., vol. i, p. 462, Aves, pl. i, 1811- 27: Dauria.

Motacilla leuteola Pallas, ibid., p. 470: B. Tunguska, Siberia.

Saxicola rubeculoides Sykes, P. Z. S., 1832, p. 92 : Dukhun.

Muscicapa leucura Swainson, Nat. Libr. Flycatchers, p. 253, 1838 : India; not M. leucura Gmelin.

Synornis joulaimus Hodgs. P. Z. S., 1845, p. 27, Aug., ex Zool. Misc., 1844, p. 83, nom. nud.: Nepal.

Museum Collections

Number of Museum Specimen Records Found : 10 for Ficedula albicilla

No.	Museum	Species	Collection Deatils	Collector	Date of Collection	Record	Locality	GBIF Portal Link
1	Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History	Ficedula parva albicilla	LACM Birds 74539	FRIESEN, W		Specimen	MUSSOORIE DEHRA DUN DIST UTTAR PRADESH India Southern Asia	Link
2	Yale University Peabody Museum	Ficedula parva albicilla	YPM ORN ORN.043106	C. M. Inglis	1901-11-17 00:00:00.0	Specimen	Darbhanga District Bihar State India Southern Asia	Link
3	Yale University Peabody Museum	Ficedula parva albicilla	YPM ORN ORN.043104	C. M. Inglis	1909-02-27 00:00:00.0	Specimen	Darbhanga District Bihar State India Southern Asia	Link
4	Yale University Peabody Museum	Ficedula parva albicilla	YPM ORN ORN.043105	C. M. Inglis	1941-01-21 00:00:00.0	Specimen	Darbhanga District Bihar State India Southern Asia	Link
5	Yale University Peabody Museum	Ficedula parva albicilla	YPM ORN ORN.009345	S. D. Ripley	1947-02-04 00:00:00.0	Specimen	West Bengal State India Southern Asia	Link
6	Yale University Peabody Museum	Ficedula parva albicilla	YPM ORN ORN.012572	S. D. Ripley	1950-10-12 00:00:00.0	Specimen	Manipur State India Southern Asia	Link
7	Yale University Peabody Museum	Ficedula parva albicilla	YPM ORN ORN.012573	S. D. Ripley	1950-10-16 00:00:00.0	Specimen	Kohima Kohima District Nagaland India Southern Asia	Link
8	Yale University Peabody Museum	Ficedula parva albicilla	YPM ORN ORN.061509	R. A. Paynter	1958-02-23 00:00:00.0	Specimen	Rangamati Chittagong Hill Tracts District Bangladesh Southern Asia	Link
9	Yale University Peabody Museum	Ficedula parva albicilla	YPM ORN ORN.061510	R. A. Paynter	1958-02-23 00:00:00.0	Specimen	Rangamati Chittagong Hill Tracts District Bangladesh Southern Asia	Link
10	Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History	Ficedula parva albicilla	LACM Birds 74544	FRIESEN, W	1966-04-08 00:00:00.0	Specimen	MUSSOORIE DEHRA DUN DIST UTTAR PRADESH India Southern Asia	Link

Biodiversity occurrence data provided by: (Accessed through GBIF Data Portal, 2009-08-06)

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Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History ( 2 Records )

Yale University Peabody Museum ( 8 Records )

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