Little Slaty Flycatcher (Ficedula basilanica)

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1877)

Habitat
Dense understorey of lowland primary and secondary forest. Occasionally, selectively logged forest and forest on limestone karst. Usually below 900 m but occasionally up to 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction through logging and mining is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A quiet, high-pitched, descending three-note call. Song comprises beautiful, watery, warbling phrases.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Little Slaty Flycatcher (Ficedula basilanica) [XC616264]
by Frank Lambert from Trail to plateau, Samar National Park HQ, Eastern Visayas, Philippines (song)

Little Slaty Flycatcher (Ficedula basilanica) [XC68301]
by Frank Lambert from Mindanao; Zamboanga, Cabo Negro, Philippines (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

samarensis (Bourns & Worcester, 1894) - Samar and Leyte, in east-central Philippines.
basilanica (Sharpe, 1877) - Dinagat, Mindanao and Basilan, in southern Philippines.

Similar Species
Male similar to female Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni) but differs in darker upperparts, supercilium, habits and behaviour. Female similar to Cryptic Flycatcher (Ficedula crypta) which lacks an eye-ring.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Little Slaty Flycatcher (Ficedula basilanica) - 10 files

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