Yellow-rumped Flycatcher

Overview

The yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia), also known as the Korean flycatcher, is a distinctive species of flycatcher found in eastern Asia. It is a migrant bird that breeds in parts of Mongolia, Transbaikal, southern China, Korea, and western Japan before wintering in the Malay Peninsula and South Asia.

Identification

• Males feature black upperparts with a white supercilium and wing patch, contrasting with rich yellow underparts and a yellow rump.
• Females are olive grey above with paler underparts, a wing bar, and a distinctive yellow rump.
• The yellow rump is visible in all plumages, making it a key field mark that separates it from the narcissus flycatcher.

Habitat

The species breeds mainly in low valleys at the base of hills in Manchuria, Korea, and China, while wintering in the Malay Peninsula, southwestern India, and Sri Lanka. Breeding pairs have a home range of approximately 2,000–5,000 square metres.

Did you know?

A species of ectoparasitic feather mite, Proterothrix megacaula, was first discovered and described from the body of a yellow-rumped flycatcher in China.