#0873 · 🐦 birds
Red-breasted Flycatcher
🇳🇱 Kleine Vliegenvanger ·Ficedula parva
📍 г. Златоуст, Челябинская обл., Россия
📍 St. Oswald-Riedlhütte, Deutschland
📍 GGP3+M92, Bhavnath, Gujarat 362002, India
📍 Центральный р-н, Калининград, Калининградская обл., Россия
📍 Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra, India
📍 Historical Center, Калининград, Калининградская обл., Россия
📍 Сергово
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Sam Hambly · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Анна Голубева · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 4. г. Златоуст, Челябинская обл., Россия:© yury-redkin · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. St. Oswald-Riedlhütte, Deutschland:© Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
- 6. GGP3+M92, Bhavnath, Gujarat 362002, India:© Maitrey Chhaya · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Центральный р-н, Калининград, Калининградская обл., Россия:© Анатолий Стрила · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra, India:© Dhruva Punde · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Historical Center, Калининград, Калининградская обл., Россия:© Андрей Семенов · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. Сергово:© Elena Sokolova · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The red-breasted flycatcher ( Ficedula parva ) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in eastern Europe and across central Asia and is migratory, wintering in south Asia. It is a regular passage migrant in western Europe, whereas the collared flycatcher which breeds further west is rare. This is because of the different migration direction.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 8 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 5,072 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Weighs only about 1 g.
- Scientifically named by Johann Matthäus Bechstein in 1792 (234 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Nederlands
- Kleine Vliegenvanger
- scientific name
- Ficedula parva
- class
- Aves
- order
- Passeriformes
- family
- Muscicapidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 8
- sightings in Europe
- 2,975
- sightings worldwide
- 5,072
- GBIF records in NL
- 5,240
- weight
- 1.4 g
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1792 by Johann Matthäus Bechstein
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Muscicapidae
#0550 📷 9European Robin
🇳🇱 Roodborst
Erithacus rubecula
LC 👀 3.1k in NL
#0565 📷 9European Stonechat
🇳🇱 Roodborsttapuit
Saxicola rubicola
👀 2.1k in NL
#0617 📷 9Bluethroat
🇳🇱 Blauwborst
Luscinia svecica
LC 👀 568 in NL
#0627 📷 10Northern Wheatear
🇳🇱 Tapuit
Oenanthe oenanthe
LC 👀 458 in NL
#0647 📷 8Common Redstart
🇳🇱 Gekraagde Roodstaart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
LC 👀 299 in NL
#0665 📷 10Spotted Flycatcher
🇳🇱 Grauwe Vliegenvanger
Muscicapa striata
LC 👀 237 in NL
#0671 📷 10Black Redstart
🇳🇱 Zwarte Roodstaart
Phoenicurus ochruros
LC 👀 222 in NL
#0681 📷 10European Pied Flycatcher
🇳🇱 Bonte vliegenvanger
Ficedula hypoleuca
LC 👀 201 in NL
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 13113, Wikidata Q241499, GBIF 2492605, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.
