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Atlas Flycatcher
Ficedula speculigera
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollisStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Algeria | 124 |
|---|---|
| Bouira | 50 |
| Jijel | 38 |
| Bordj Bou Arreridj | 20 |
| Morocco | 9 |
| Fez-Meknes | 9 |
| Mila | 4 |
| Bejaia | 3 |
| Tlemcen | 2 |
| Mascara | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats · Muscicapidae |
| Genus | Ficedula Flycatchers · Ficedula |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Atlas Flycatcher with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.