Collared Flycatcher
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(New page: Image:Collaredflycatcher.JPG '''Common Name:''' Collared Flycatcher<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Ficedula albicollis Size: 4.9-5.1 inches (12.5-13 cm) '''Habitat:''' Eurasia and Afri...) |
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'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 4,200,000 - 7,200,000 mature individuals. In Europe, trends since 1982 show that populations have undergone a moderate increase. | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 4,200,000 - 7,200,000 mature individuals. In Europe, trends since 1982 show that populations have undergone a moderate increase. | ||
| - | '''Diet:''' Insects (caught | + | '''Diet:''' Insects (caught in flight); this species also hunts caterpillars amongst the oak foliage, and will take berries. |
'''Breeding:''' The breeding male is mainly black above and white below, with a white collar, large white wing patch, black tail (although some males have white tail sides) and a large white forehead patch. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles have the black replaced by a pale brown, and may be very difficult to distinguish from the European Pied Flycatcher and the Semi-collared Flycatcher, with which this species hybridizes to a limited extent. | '''Breeding:''' The breeding male is mainly black above and white below, with a white collar, large white wing patch, black tail (although some males have white tail sides) and a large white forehead patch. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles have the black replaced by a pale brown, and may be very difficult to distinguish from the European Pied Flycatcher and the Semi-collared Flycatcher, with which this species hybridizes to a limited extent. | ||
