Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation, especially through cattle grazing, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Forages alone or in pairs, within 2 m of the ground in dense undergrowth, gleaning insects or making short sallying flights.
Black-banded Flycatcher (Ficedula timorensis) [XC68321]
by Frank Lambert from Melihara, near Los Palos, East Timor (call)
Black-banded Flycatcher (Ficedula timorensis) [XC38541]
by Colin Trainor from Camplong, Timor, Indonesia (call, contact calls)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Has been considered as having closer affinities with Australasian robins (Petroicidae), but similarities only superficial and possibly a result of convergence.