European pied flycatcher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the European pied flycatcher lives – recorded in 42 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ficedula hypoleuca
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	42 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	1.7 g (birth weight); 12 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Muscicapidae

Where does the European pied flycatcher live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European pied flycatcher in 42 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an European pied flycatcher?

Wikidata records the following for the European pied flycatcher: mass 1.7 g (birth weight); 12 g (adult weight).

Is the European pied flycatcher endangered?

The European pied flycatcher’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the European pied flycatcher?

The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Muscicapidae, genus Ficedula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the European pied flycatcher

The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridises to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and across the Western Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa. It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees.

This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.

The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on caterpillars, flies, spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European pied flycatcher (revision 1341343180), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27442 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).