Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
小斑姬鹟
Introduction
Small passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. Native to the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Scientific name Ficedula westermanni, described by R.B. Sharpe in 1888 based on a specimen collected by Leonard Ray in Malaysia. Named after Gerardus Frederik Westerman.
Distribution & Habitat
Range extends throughout the Himalayas and Southeast Asia region. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Has been recorded at locations including Dulung Reserve Forest in Lakhimpur, Assam.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Ficedula
- eBird Code
- lipfly1
Vocalizations
Subspecies (8)
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Ficedula westermanni australorientis
Himalayas (Bhutan to southern China, northern Myanmar, Thailand, and Indochina)
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Ficedula westermanni collini
breeds Himalayas (Nepal to Sikkim); winters to plains of India
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Ficedula westermanni hasselti
southern Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, and southern Sulawesi
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Ficedula westermanni langbianis
southern Laos and southern Vietnam
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Ficedula westermanni mayri
eastern Lesser Sundas (Timor and Wetar)
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Ficedula westermanni palawanensis
mountains of southern Palawan (southwestern Philippines)
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Ficedula westermanni rabori
northern Philippines (Luzon, Negros, and Panay)
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Ficedula westermanni westermanni
Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Mindanao, Sulawesi, Bacan, Seram, and Mindanao
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.