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Ficedula albicollis (Collared flycatcher / Halkalı sinekkapan)

Ficedula albicollis (Collared flycatcher / Halkalı sinekkapan)


Ficedula albicollis (Collared flycatcher / Halkalı sinekkapan) [Male / Erkek] from Bornova, Izmir -11.04.2009.

The Collared Flycatcher is a Southern African bird that belongs to the Muscicapidae bird family group which includes birds such as Thrushes, Robins, Chats, Old World Flycatchers.  It has a height of 13 cms and weighs around 15 gms. The head is coloured black while the bill is coloured black. The Ficedula albicollis has a white coloured throat, black legs and a brown coloured back. The eyes are brown. The male has physical features that are slightly different from the female bird. Head is black, eyes are brown, bill is black, legs are black, throat is white and back is brown.

It  forages for food on the ground and  eats insects such as butterflies, bees, wasps, locusts and ants. These invertebrates are usually hawked aerially, killed and then eaten.

The Collared Flycatcher is a monogamous bird which means that the bird finds and breeds with one partner for the rest of its life. The bird lays between 2 to 5 eggs and they are coloured brown. Its nest is built high up in the tree canopy and is protected from predators by branches and the dense green foligae. It is mainly found in light and densely wooded forests, where there are Mopane trees.

Reference: WikiPedia