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 breeds in most of Europe and western Asia. It is migratory, wintering mainly in western Africa. It hybridizes with the Collared Flycatcher.

Read more about European Pied Flycatcher:  Description, Mating Systems, Parental Care, Status in Britain, Lifecycle, Management and Conservation, Grant Funding For Conservation

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