Wildlifeof Nepal
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
Photo: (c) Afsar Nayakkan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Ficedula ruficauda
Basic stats
Habitat
Forest
Size
14cm
Weight
11–16g
The rusty-tailed flycatcher is a small passerine of the flycatcher family, 14 cm long and 11–16 g, with the sexes similar. In a 2016 molecular phylogenetic study Gary Voelker and colleagues found it basal to the other Muscicapini species and proposed a monotypic genus, Ripleyia (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Rusty-tailed Flycatcher live in?
- Forest
- How big is the Rusty-tailed Flycatcher?
- 14cm
- How much does the Rusty-tailed Flycatcher weigh?
- 11–16g