Semicollared Flycatcher

This is a 12-13.5 cm long bird, intermediate in appearance between Collared Flycatcher and European Pied Flycatcher. It has often been classed as a subspecies of Collared Flycatcher.

The Semicollared Flycatcher is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

the Semicollared Flycatcher, with which this species hybridizes to a limited extent (Veen et al. 2001). They are birds of deciduous woodlands, parks and gardens, with a preference for old trees with cavities in which it nests. They build an open nest in a tree hole, or man-made nest-boxes. Normally 5-7 eggs are laid. The song is slow strained whistles, quite unlike the Pied Flycatcher. Pied flycatchers can mimic the song of the Collared Flycatcher in sympatric populations (Haavie et al. 2004). More

* However, I did see Semicollared Flycatcher here, which was easily located by its call in the riverside trees. * There are rare wetland species and the reserve is good for birds including spotted flycatcher, kingfishers and reed bunting. * Nesting suggests global warming pied flycatchers at Coedydd Aber are the latest to suggest that global warming is happening. More