73 Flycatchers Of Vietnam

Flycatcher of Vietnam – Muscicapidae

With 73 Flycatchers of Vietnam, occurring on every corner of the country. Flycatcher is a family of the crowdest order so they have many types, sizes, colors, and habitat although they do not have any endemic species. They help our journey get more interesting with their appearance.

You may know: They are including migrants and residents in every corner especially Verditer Flycatcher outstanding for residents throughout the country & Narcissus Flycatcher for migrants on over Vietnam

The overview of Flycatcher families

The Old World Flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) and Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), found also in North America. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing. The family includes 344 species and is divided into 51 genera.

The appearance of these birds is very varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. They are small to medium birds, ranging from 9 to 22 cm in length. Many species are dull brown in color, but the plumage of some can be much brighter, especially in the males. Most have broad, flattened bills suited to catching insects in flight, although the few ground-foraging species typically have finer bills.

Old World Flycatchers live in almost every environment with a suitable supply of trees, from dense forest to open scrub, and even the montane woodland of the Himalayas. The more northerly species migrate south in winter, ensuring a continuous diet of insects.

Depending on the species, their nests are either well-constructed cups placed in a tree or cliff ledge or simply lined in a pre-existing tree hole. The hole-nesting species tend to lay larger clutches, with an average of eight eggs, rather than just two to five.

Flycatchers of Vietnam species note

Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina

Status: Uncommon Pass Migrants

Best time to watch & Photo: Feb-Apr

Tour cover: Edge Coastline & South

Hotspot: Cat Tien, Bach Ma, Cuc Phuong

Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira

Status: Scarce resident

Best time to watch & Photo: Feb-Apr

Tours: Northern Highland Vietnam

Hotspot: Sa Pa – Fansipan Moutain

Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferreus

Status: Uncommon resident

Best time to watch & Photo: Feb-Apr

Tours: Highlands

Hotspot: Dalat, Kon Tum, Sa Pa, Cuc Phuong

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris

Status: Common resident (throughout)

Best time to watch & Photo: Feb-Apr

Tours: Temperate zone

Hotspot: Sa Pa – Fansipan Moutain

Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides

Status: Uncommon resident

Best time to watch & Photo: Feb-Apr

Tours: South of Central

Hotspot: Di Linh, Dalat, Cat Tien, Tan Phu

White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger

Status: Uncommon resident

Best time to watch & Photo: Feb-Apr

Tours: Central & Northern

Hotspot: Bach Ma, Sa Pa – Fansipan

White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus

Status: Fairly common Resident (Throughout)

Best time to watch & Photo: Feb-Apr

Tours: Throughout

Hotspot: Cat Tien, Nui Dinh, Ma Da

White-tailed Flycatcher Cyornis concretus

Status: Local Resident

Best time to watch & Photo: Jun-Aug

Tours: Northern

Hotspot: Xuan Thuy, Sa Pa – Fansipan

Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana

Status: Common Pass Migrants

Best time to watch & Photo: Feb-Apr

Tour: Throughout

Hotspot: Cat Tien, Dalat, Tan Phu

List of all Flycatcher in Vietnam

All Vietnam Birds Families