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Ferruginous Flycatcher

Flycatchers, Fantails & Shamas

Muscicapa ferruginea

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Hill and montane forest

Range

Breeds East Asia/Taiwan; winters Southeast Asia

Clutch size

3–4 eggs

Incubation period

About 13 days

Size

Small (13cm)

Wingspan

~20–22cm

Weight

~11–13g

A distinctive rufous-orange flycatcher with a grey head and warm cinnamon underparts, brighter and more colourful than most other migrant Muscicapa flycatchers.

A scarce winter visitor to Borneo's hill and montane forests, typically foraging quietly in the understorey and mid-storey and less conspicuous than its bright plumage might suggest.

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