Ficedula hypoleuca
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridises to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and across the Western Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa. It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees.
This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on caterpillars, flies, spiders, ants, bees and similar prey. The European pied flycatcher has a very large range and population size and so it is of least concern according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The European pied flycatcher is an Old World flycatcher, part of a family of insectivorous songbirds which typically feed by darting after... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 14 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 16 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 19 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 20 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 21 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 22 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 23 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 24 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 25 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 2 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 3 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Yekaterinburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Marrakesh | 🇲🇦 Morocco | |
| 6 | Rabat | 🇲🇦 Morocco | |
| 7 | Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 8 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korkeasaari Zoo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Pied Flycatcher sighting in Porto on a given day, based on 524 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 175 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a European Pied Flycatcher in Porto on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months. That is one of Porto's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 140 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Pied Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
16th of 42
Of the 42 cities where we can rate European Pied Flycatcher sightings, Porto ranks 16th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, about 20%), Helsinki (Finland, about 20%) and Madrid (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the European Pied Flycatcher that you can see in Porto (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are European Robin (about 50%), Black Redstart (about 40%) and European Stonechat (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the European Pied Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Porto (524 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
