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Black-and-orange flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa)

Black-and-orange flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa) males are distinctly black headed with black wings. The female has the black replaced by dark brown and has a light eye-ring. They are usually seen singly or in pairs. The young bird at around two weeks of age is brownish orange with a whitish vent and abdomen. The head has dark streaks and the wings appear bluish with a trace of brown. There is a pale ring around the eye and the orange tail appears stumpy. They feed on insects by flycatching low over the ground and also pick insects from the ground.

 

 

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Uploaded on January 23, 2020
Taken on January 6, 2020