Ficedula hypoleuca
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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...
| # | 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 |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a European Pied Flycatcher sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 189 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a European Pied Flycatcher in Mole National Park on a given day, against about 20% in August, the lowest month. July has too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
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.
Yes
Of the 27 parks where we can rate European Pied Flycatcher sightings, Mole National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 30%) and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the European Pied Flycatcher that you can see in Mole National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Northern Black-Flycatcher (about 60%), Swamp Flycatcher (about 30%) and Familiar Chat (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 Mole National Park (189 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
