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European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca · Muscicapidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsMay–Jun · Sepmost records
Records2,555,630in 73 countries
Most seen inFinland929,075 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
European Pied Flycatcher
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About

European Pied Flycatcher in brief

The european pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a bird of the Muscicapidae family — species of bird.

Across the 73 countries we cover it has 2,555,630 published records, most of them from Finland, Sweden and Spain. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and September and fall to their lowest in February and December.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Finland929,075 records · best Jun, May
Sweden694,650 records · best Jun, May
Spain270,996 records · best Sep, Jun
Norway140,002 records · best May, Jun
Netherlands135,516 records · best May, Jun
France98,079 records · best Sep, Aug
Denmark44,064 records · best May, Aug
Portugal41,662 records · best Sep, Oct
United Kingdom35,202 records · best May, Sep
Germany30,414 records · best May, Apr
Russia26,756 records · best May, Jun
Poland21,988 records · best May, Jun
Belgium15,050 records · best May, Apr
Estonia14,292 records · best May, Jun
Luxembourg12,595 records · best Jun, May
Italy5,576 records · best Apr, Sep
Switzerland5,194 records · best Sep, Aug
Austria4,727 records · best Apr, Sep
Morocco3,575 records · best Apr, Oct
Greece2,674 records · best Apr, May
Czechia2,651 records · best May, Apr
Ukraine2,099 records · best Apr, May
Lithuania1,816 records · best May, Jun
Türkiye1,778 records · best Apr, May
Israel1,728 records · best Apr, May
Nigeria1,722 records · best Dec, Oct
Ghana1,721 records · best Nov, Mar
Belarus1,135 records · best May, Apr
Latvia999 records · best May, Jun
Cyprus812 records · best Apr, May
Hungary799 records · best Apr, Aug
Bulgaria580 records · best Apr, May
Senegal562 records · best Jan, Feb
Croatia505 records · best Aug, Sep
Slovenia467 records · best Sep, Aug
Malta411 records · best Apr, May
Romania384 records · best Apr, May
Slovakia384 records · best Aug, Apr
Serbia302 records · best Apr, Aug
Algeria281 records · best Apr, May
Ireland277 records · best Sep, Oct
Tunisia271 records · best Apr, May
Egypt192 records · best Apr, May
Cameroon159 records · best Mar, Apr
Ivory Coast127 records · best Mar, Dec
Benin125 records · best Feb, Apr
Andorra123 records · best Aug, Sep
Liberia104 records · best Mar, Feb
Guinea103 records · best Nov, Jan
Libya97 records · best Apr, May
Mauritania94 records · best Sep, Oct
Palestine79 records · best Apr, May
Montenegro64 records · best Apr, Aug
Iceland61 records · best Oct, Sep
Moldova61 records · best Apr, May
Burkina Faso61 records · best Oct, Dec
Sierra Leone61 records · best Feb, Apr
Albania45 records · best Aug, Sep
North Macedonia41 records · best Aug, Sep
Jordan39 records · best Apr, Mar
Bosnia and Herzegovina37 records · best Apr, Aug
Togo37 records · best Nov, Dec
Guinea-Bissau36 records · best Jan, Feb
Central African Republic23 records · best Mar, Jan
Kosovo18 records · best Apr, Aug
Lebanon18 records · best Apr, Sep
Liechtenstein16 records · best Aug, Sep
Armenia15 records · best Apr, May
Syria10 records · best Apr, Mar
Mali8 records · best Sep, Jan
Monaco3 records · best Apr, Sep
San Marino1 records · best Jul, Jan
Cape Verde1 records · best Oct, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

Relatives

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