Ficedula | |
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Female red-breasted flycatcher (Ficedula parva) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Subfamily: | Saxicolinae |
Genus: | Ficedula Brisson, 1760 |
Type species | |
Motacilla hypoleuca Pallas, 1764
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Species | |
30+, see text. | |
Synonyms | |
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The Ficedula flycatchers are a genus of Old World flycatchers. The genus is the largest in the family, containing around thirty species. They have sometimes been included in the genus Muscicapa. The genus is found in Europe, Asia and Africa. Several species are highly migratory, whereas other species are sedentary.