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Recordings
Scientific Name
Ficedula albicollis
Arabic Name
خاطف الذباب المطوق
Length
13.0 cm
Similar species
Information
It is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles have the black replaced by a pale brown, and may be very difficult to distinguish from other Fidecula flycatchers, particularly the Semicollared Flycatcher, with which this species hybridizes to a limited extent.
Where in Kuwait
Only 1 record for Kuwait seen at Al Abraq as recently as April 2013
In the world
It has an extremely large range and in Europe, trends since 1982 show that populations have undergone a moderate increase. It breeds in southeast Europe (isolated populations in the islands of Gotland and Oland in the Baltic Sea, Sweden) and southwest Asia and is migratory, wintering in sub Sahara Africa. The breeding male is mainly black above and white below, with a white collar, large white wing patch, black tail (although some males have white tail sides) and a large white forehead patch. It has a pale rump
Local threats
Habitat loss and degradation