Male Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra): Photos courtesy of Richard Yu.
On Saturday 5TH December 2009 birders Mark Wilkie and Dr. Bruno Walther spotted a male Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra innexain the forest around Huben village. This is the first record of a Snowy-browed Flycatcher in the Huben-Hushan Important Bird Area (IBA). Snowy-browed Flycatcher is a resident species on Taiwan and usually found in mid to upper elevation forests (1000-2300m) but can sometimes be found at lower altitudes during winter. Race innexa is endemic to Taiwan.
Huben-Hushan Bird List
Friday, December 11, 2009
Snowy-browed Flycatcher: New Bird for the Huben-Hushan IBA Bird List
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