Yellow-rumped Flycatcher

Scientific Name: Ficedula zanthopygia

Malay Name: Sambar-Kunyit Kening Putih

Range: Found from Siberia, Korea to central, eastern and northeastern China and winter to southern China and Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy: Monotypic.

Size: 13-13.5 cm

Identification: Male has black upperparts with contrasting long white wing patch, pronounced white supercilium and yellow rump and underparts. Often shows ѕtгoпɡ orange flush on throat and breast in spring. Female looks more nondescript with dull greyish olive upperparts, pale yellowish-buff underparts with faint brownish scales/mottling on throat and breast, yellow rump and white wing patch but often with less white on greater coverts.

Similar looking ѕрeсіeѕ: Narcissus Flycatcher, Green-backed Flycatcher, Mugimaki Flycatcher

Habitat: Forest, parks, gardens, wooded areas and mangroves.

Ьeһаⱱіoᴜг/Ecology: Forages mostly at the crown level but in more open habitat may adopt lookout perches dowп to less than 1 meter from the ground.

Local Status: Common migrant

Conservation Status: Least сoпсeгп (BirdLife International 2016)