A Brightly Colored Little Bird Who Wears A Suit Of Fiery Orange And Black!

clonejoe | March 21, 2023 | Articles

A brightly colored little bird wearing a suit of fiery oranges and black creates one of the cutest bundles of feathers you will ever see!

Meet the Black-and-orange flycatcher

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The black-and-orange flycatcher or black-and-rufous flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa), is a species of flycatcher that is unique among the Ficedula flycatchers. A distinctly colored little bird with an orange back, and chest which fades to white. His head and wings are black, his stumpy tail orange.

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The female has all her black replaced by dark brown and has a light eye-ring. This species is usually seen singly or in pairs. Juveniles are a brownish orange with a white vent and abdomen.

The head has dark streaks and wings appear bluish with a trace of brown.

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A distinctly colored bird that prefers to live mainly in the high-elevation areas of the Western Ghats, the Nilgiris, the Palnis, and associated hill ranges.

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These birds prefer to live in areas with high leaf litter and undergrowth in open shola grassland habitats.

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Black and orange flycatchers catch many insects on the wing, flying low over the ground, however, they will also pick insects from the ground.

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During the breeding season, the male defends a territory while the female builds a coarse, ball-like nest that is made from sedges on a foundation of dry leaves and ferns. This is usually placed low in a bush or fern. Two grey speckled eggs are laid within from which two brownish and speckled chicks are hatched.

This species has a very large breeding range and, although the global population size has not been quantified, the species is reported to be locally quite common.

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Watch and listen to this bird right here below:

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A Somewhat Plump, Finely Barred Bird, Whose Look Is Finished Off By A Spectacularly Bright Fiery Tail And Equally Bright Bill!

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