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 NT    Black-banded Flycatcher* Id (Atlas):
    Ficedula timorensis

Description (7)
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Other Names (World)
Black-banded Flycatcher, Timor/White-throated Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hellmayr, 1919)

Habitat
Dense undergrowth of monsoon forest, apparently preferring areas with limestone boulders and rocky scree slopes. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)
Indonesia (B), Timor-Leste (B) (NB).

Timor, in eastern Lesser Sundas.
 
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.

Voice
A soft, quiet low-pitched buzzing call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

 
Black-banded Flycatcher (Ficedula timorensis) [XC38519]
     by Mike Catsis from Camplong, Timor, Indonesia (call)

 
Black-banded Flycatcher (Ficedula timorensis) [XC68322]
     by Mike Nelson from about 4-5 km from the Indonesian border, East Timor (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has been considered as having closer affinities with Australasian robins (Petroicidae), but similarities only superficial and possibly a result of convergence.


References
See References.


Files:
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