Pied Flycatcher
 Fact File
Taken at  Balerno on 10th May 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.

Female
Taken at Barns Ness on 6th October 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File

Pied Flycatcher.
Species :
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Ficedula hypoleuca.
Passeriformes.
Muscicapidae.
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Feature:
Mainly Oak trees.
Insectivore.
The breeding male is mainly black above and white below, with a large white wing patch, white tail sides and a small forehead patch. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles have the black replaced by a pale brown.
12 - 13.5 cms.
Breeds in Europe and Western Asia. Winters in AfricaU.K. migrant
4 - 10.
This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
Song:
Courtesy Of
Xeno Canto
Call:
Courtesy Of
Xeno Canto