Slaty-backed flycatcher

Species of bird

Slaty-backed flycatcher
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Ficedula
Species:
F. erithacus
Binomial name
Ficedula erithacus
(Blyth, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Ficedula sordida Godwin-Austen, 1874[1]
  • Ficedula hodgsonii [2]

(J. Verreaux, 1871)[citation needed]

The slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

It is omnivorous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Ficedula erithacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709334A94203430. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709334A94203430.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Clement, P.; de Juana, E. (2020). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Slaty-backed Flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. doi:10.2173/bow.slbfly1.01. S2CID 229149765. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ Singh, Vaibhav Kumar, and Parul Bhatnagar. "Checklist of birds of Rudraprayag Forest Division, Uttarakhand." ZOO'S PRINT 36.8 (2021): 21-32.

Further reading

  • David, N.; Bruce, M. (2016). "The valid name of the Slaty-backed Flycatcher (previously, sordida Godwin-Austen, 1874, and hodgsonii J.P. Verreaux, 1871), and the gender of Caffrornis: comments on Zuccon". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 136: 299–301.
  • Hooper, D.M.; Olsson, U.; Alström, P. (2016). "The Rusty-tailed Flycatcher (Muscicapa ruficauda; Aves: Muscicapidae) is a member of the genus Ficedula". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 102: 56–61. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.036. PMID 27246102.
Taxon identifiers
Ficedula hodgsonii


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