Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca   [Pallas, 1764]

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   Page updated:16-January-2013

Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae
BTO Codes: PF, PIEFL EURING No: 13490
Number in Britain: 38 thousand pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK: AMBER
European: Not a species of concern
Global: (Details)
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Status in UK: (A)  Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies: hypoleuca, sibirica recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 22 cm Weight: M/F: 13 g    
Scientific name from: L.: ficedula=a small fig-eating bird described Pliny and others and Gr.: hupo=below + leukos=white
World Distribution: BREEDS: Europe, nw Asia, WINTERS: tropical Africa
Habitat: Open forest, woodland, towns
Diet: Arthropods, caterpillars (esp. for nestlings), frequently hunts from perch

Population and Distribution

Population Trend: BirdTrends   
Regional Trends: No regional trends available
Distribution: Atlas Maps   
British Population Size:
    Summer: 35 to 40 thousand pairs in 1988-91     Note: Best estimate
    First Record: 1676
    Conservation Status: AMBER because Recent Breeding Population Decline (1981-2007),
   Previous Assessments: 2002-2007 GREEN     1996-2001 GREEN  
   Races of Concern: hypoleuca AMBER (Recent Decline)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
    No habitat data from BBS
Migration routes: Map of foreign ringing recoveries  and summary map from Time to Fly (in pop-up windows)
Average Day of First Arrival: 19 Apr
European Population Size:
    Summer: 3 to 7 million pairs   (Trend in Numbers)
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results: Results from BirdTrack

Breeding and Survival

Egg Size: 17 x 13 mm Egg Weight: 1.7 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records: 1515
Clutch Size: 6 - 7 eggs 6.56 ± 1.05 (2 - 10) N = 1025
Incubation: 13- 15 days 13.86 ± 1.21 (12 - 16) N = 1025   by the: Female
Fledging: 16 - 17days 15.63 ± 0.98 (13.5 - 16.5) N = 914 as: Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid: Unavailable
Number of Broods: 1(2)
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival: 0.470    (M:0.500 ; F:0.450 )      
Juvenile Survival: 0.370 (in First-Year)  
Age at First Breeding: 1 year Typical Lifespan: 2 years
Maximum Recorded Age: 9 years 0 months 7 days (set in 2001)
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries

Biometrics

Ring Size: A
Wing Length Adult: 78.0 ± 1.9     Range 71.0 - 89.0 mm, (N = 2769)
Juvenile: 79.7 ± 1.9     Range 71.0 - 89.0 mm, (N = 4125)
Male: 79.1 ± 1.7     Range 71.0 - 89.0 mm, (N = 949)
Female: 77.3 ± 1.7     Range 71.0 - 84.5 mm, (N = 1788)
Weight Adult: 13.08 ± 1.47 Range 9.30 - 18.30 g , (N =1846)
Juvenile: 12.2 ± 1.4 Range 8.6 - 18.7 . , (N =3807)
Male: 12.18 ± 0.74 Range 10.00 - 16.50 g , (N =734)
Female: 13.70 ± 1.50 Range 9.30 - 18.30 g , (N =1094)
Seasonal: Summer 13.14 ± 1.44 (N = 3404)   Autumn 12.63 ± 1.65 (N = 184)  
Source: British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data

Other Names

Eurasian Pied Flycatcher
Gaelic: Breacan-glas Welsh: Gwybedog Brith
Danish: Broget fluesnapper Dutch: Bonte vliegenvanger
Finnish: Kirjosieppo French: Gobemouche noir
German: Trauerschnäpper Hungarian: Kormos légykapó
Icelandic: Flekkugrípur Irish: Cuilire Alabhreac
Italian: Balia nera Norwegian: Svarthvit fluesnapper
Polish: Mucholówka zalobna Portuguese: Papa-moscas-preto
Spanish: Papamoscas cerrojillo Swedish: Svartvit flugsnappare

For More Information...

Books and Monographs:
   Lundberg, A, & Alatalo, R.V. 1992 The pied flycatcher Poyser, London [598.917 LUN]
See Also:
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Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
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