Ficedula albicollis (Collared Flycatcher)

Systematics :

Kingdom: Animals (Animalia)
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Birds (Aves)
Order: Passerines (Passeriformes)
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Ficedula
Species: Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)

The Collared Flycatcher is a rarity in Norway with only very few records. The nearest breeding grounds are found at at the island of Gotland and in Polen. Their habits are much the same as for the Pied Flycatcer.

Norwegian name: Halsbåndfluesnapper

Confusion species: Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)