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Red-breasted Flycatcher

Ficedula parva
Muscicapidae Low risk

The red-breasted flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in eastern Europe and across Central Asia and is migratory, wintering in south Asia. The breeding male is mainly muted brown above and white below, with a grey head and an orange throat. Females and immatures are similarly colored but lack the orange throat patch. The red-breasted flycatcher is a regular passage migrant in western Europe, whereas the collared flycatcher, which has a different migration route, is scarce. It forms a superspecies with the closely related taiga flycatcher and Kashmir flycatcher and can be distinguished from the former by its different song, warmer-toned plumage and the more extensive orange throat patch.

Summary from Wikipedia

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In Türkiye

Seasonal status
Passage migrant

Passes through Türkiye on migration; it is rarely recorded in midwinter or midsummer.

Most records in September.

Where it stands out
SamsunKırklareliİstanbulIğdırGiresun

Provinces where it makes up the largest share of bird records.

Records by month

Adjusted for how many birdwatchers are out each month; the busiest month = 100%.

3,678 records from Türkiye · #196 of 634 species by number of records. Source: GBIF.org (October 2026). All birds of Türkiye

At a glance

Family
Muscicapidae
Group
Perching Birds
Conservation status
Low risk

The red-breasted flycatcher is tiny, flashing white tail sides when it cocks its tail, the male showing an orange throat.

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