Ficedula hypoleuca
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Mass
~15 g
Habitat
Forests
Diet
Insects and invertebrates
How to recognize it
The European Pied Flycatcher makes a neat, high-contrast impression, especially the male in black and white. Females and young birds are softer and browner, with a quieter look.
It feels lively and restless, darting for insects in the air and also picking them from leaves, branches, and the ground. Its voice is bright and musical, and in spring the male may still stand guard near the nest while sometimes feeding the female.
It likes open woods, old gardens, and tree-lined places with holes for nesting, and it will also use nest boxes. Its diet is mostly insects and spiders, with fruit and berries added in autumn, and it leaves for Africa in winter.
Quick Facts
Listen to the call
The European Pied Flycatcher makes a neat, high-contrast impression, especially the male in black and white. Females and young birds are softer and browner, with a quieter look.
It feels lively and restless, darting for insects in the air and also picking them from leaves, branches, and the ground. Its voice is bright and musical, and in spring the male may still stand guard near the nest while sometimes feeding the female.
It likes open woods, old gardens, and tree-lined places with holes for nesting, and it will also use nest boxes. Its diet is mostly insects and spiders, with fruit and berries added in autumn, and it leaves for Africa in winter.
