The pygmy flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsoni), also known as the pygmy blue-flycatcher, is a bird species of the family Muscicapidae.

Pygmy flycatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Ficedula
Species:
F. hodgsoni
Binomial name
Ficedula hodgsoni
(Moore, F, 1854)
Synonyms

Ficedula hodgsoni (Moore, 1854)

Distribution and habitat edit

It is found in Bhutan, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References edit

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2020). "Ficedula hodgsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22709591A181847912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22709591A181847912.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

Further reading edit

  • Moyle, R.G.; Hosner, P.A.; Jones, A.W.; Outlaw, D.C. (2015). "Phylogeny and biogeography of Ficedula flycatchers (Aves: Muscicapidae): Novel results from fresh source material". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 82 (A): 87–94. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.029. PMID 25307119.
  • Outlaw, D.C.; Voelker, G. (2006). "Systematics of Ficedula flycatchers (Muscicapidae): A molecular reassessment of a taxonomic enigma". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 41 (1): 118–126. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.004. PMID 16797192.