Ryukyu Flycatcher
Ficedula owstoni(Bangs, O, 1901)
English (US) Ryukyu Flycatcher
The Ryukyu Flycatcher (Ficedula owstoni) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan), from Tanegashima in Osumi Islands to Iriomote, Yaeyama Islands; northern populations migratory, some reaching eastern Chinese seaboardRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ficedula owstoni
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ryukyu Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Bangs, O, 1901)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Zanthopygia owstoni
- Described by
- (Bangs, O, 1901)
- Type locality
- Ishigaki, southern Ryukyu Islands.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 36, no.8 p.265
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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