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Birdsong field guide

Damar Flycatcher

Ficedula henrici

The Damar Flycatcher is a small, range-restricted passerine endemic to the Indonesian island of Damar, noted for its stark black-and-white male plumage.

What it sounds like

A thin, high-pitched series of sibilant whistles and delicate, descending trills.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Frank Lambert · IndonesiaCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

It was lost to science for over 100 years, with no recorded sightings between its discovery in 1898 and its eventual rediscovery in 2001.
The species is confined entirely to Damar Island, occupying a total global range of less than 20 square kilometers.
Sexual dimorphism is prominent; males feature slaty-black upperparts and a white supercilium, while females are olive-brown.
It is currently classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to its extremely small population and the risk of habitat degradation.
The bird primarily feeds on small insects and invertebrates by sallying from perches within the lower and middle forest canopy.

Habitat

Lowland and hill tropical moist evergreen forests.

Range

Damar Island, South Banda Sea, Indonesia.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Atlas FlycatcherFicedula speculigera Black-and-orange FlycatcherFicedula nigrorufa Black-banded FlycatcherFicedula timorensis Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensis Cinnamon-chested FlycatcherFicedula buruensis Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis Cryptic FlycatcherFicedula crypta European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca

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