Slaty-backed flycatcher

The slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Slaty-backed flycatcher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Ficedula
Species:	F. erithacus
Binomial name
Ficedula erithacus (Jerdon and Blyth, 1861)
Synonyms
Ficedula sordida Godwin-Austen, 1874[1] Ficedula hodgsonii [2] (J. Verreaux, 1871)

It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

1. BirdLife International. 2016. Ficedula erithacus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22709334A94203430. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709334A94203430.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2017.
2. Clement, P.; de Juana, E. (2020). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Slaty-backed Flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

Further reading

• David, N.; Bruce, M. (2016). "The valid name of the Slaty-backed Flycatcher (previously, sordida Godwin-Austen, 1874, and hodgsonii J.P. Verreaux, 1871), and the gender of Caffrornis: comments on Zuccon". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 136: 299–301.
• Hooper, D.M.; Olsson, U.; Alström, P. (2016). "The Rusty-tailed Flycatcher (Muscicapa ruficauda; Aves: Muscicapidae) is a member of the genus Ficedula". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 102: 56–61. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.036.