Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) - BirdLife species factsheet

Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2013	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2010	Least Concern
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	9,310,000
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km²)	2,630,000
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	6500000-10499999	medium	estimated	2012
Population trend	increasing		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	3.9	-	-	-

Population justification: The European population is estimated at 3,290,000-5,090,000 pairs, which equates to 6,570,000-10,200,000 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015). Europe forms >95% of the global range. The global population is therefore placed in the band 6,500,000-10,499,999 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The European population is estimated to be increasing (BirdLife International 2015).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Afghanistan	extant	native			yes
Albania	extant	native	yes
Algeria	extant	native		yes	yes
Armenia	extant	native	yes
Austria	extant	native	yes
Azerbaijan	extant	native	yes
Bahrain	extant	native			yes
Belarus	extant	native	yes
Belgium	extant	native			yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina	extant	native	yes
Bulgaria	extant	native	yes
Croatia	extant	native	yes
Cyprus	extant	native	yes
Czechia	extant	native	yes
Denmark	extant	native	yes
Egypt	extant	native			yes
Faroe Islands (to Denmark)	extant	vagrant			yes
Finland	extant	native	yes
France	extant	native			yes
Georgia	extant	native	yes
Germany	extant	native	yes
Greece	extant	native	yes
Hungary	extant	native	yes
Iceland	extant	vagrant
India	extant	native		yes
Iran, Islamic Republic of	extant	native	yes		yes
Iraq	extant	native			yes
Ireland	extant	vagrant			yes
Israel	extant	native
Italy	extant	native	yes
Jordan	extant	native			yes
Kazakhstan	extant	native	yes		yes
Kuwait	extant	native
Latvia	extant	native	yes
Lebanon	extant	native			yes
Libya	extant	native			yes
Lithuania	extant	native	yes
Luxembourg	extant	native			yes
Malta	extant	native			yes
Moldova	extant	native	yes
Montenegro	extant	native	yes
Morocco	extant	native		yes	yes
Netherlands	extant	native	yes
North Macedonia	extant	native	yes
Norway	extant	native	yes
Oman	extant	native
Pakistan	extant	native		yes
Palestine	extant	uncertain			yes
Poland	extant	native	yes
Portugal	extant	native			yes
Qatar	extant	native			yes
Romania	extant	native	yes
Russia	extant	native	yes
Russia (European)	extant	native	yes
Saudi Arabia	extant	native
Senegal	extant	uncertain		yes	yes
Serbia	extant	native	yes
Slovakia	extant	native	yes
Slovenia	extant	native	yes
Spain	extant	native			yes
Sudan	extant	vagrant			yes
Sweden	extant	native	yes
Switzerland	extant	native	yes
Syria	extant	uncertain			yes
Tunisia	extant	native		yes	yes
Türkiye	extant	native	yes
United Arab Emirates	extant	native			yes
United Kingdom	extant	native			yes
Vatican City	extant	uncertain			yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Slovenia	Grintovci
Slovenia	Julijci
Slovenia	Kočevsko
Serbia	Homolje
Serbia	Kucaj-Beljanica
Estonia	Lahemaa
Czechia	Doupov hills
Czechia	Krkonose mountains (Giant mountains)
Czechia	Krivoklatsko (Krivoklatsko region)
Czechia	Hostynske vrchy hills
Czechia	Beskydy mountains
Latvia	Gauja national park
Latvia	Kemeri national park
Latvia	Ovisi
Latvia	Slitere and Zilie kalni
Bulgaria	Central Balkan
Bulgaria	Sredna Gora
Bulgaria	Western Balkan
Bulgaria	Kotlenska Mountain
Bulgaria	Sinite Kamani-Grebenets
Slovakia	Slanské hills
Sweden	Holmöarna Archipelago
Slovakia	Malá Fatra
Slovakia	Veľká Fatra
Slovakia	Volovské hills
Slovakia	Laborecká upland
Austria	Northern Kalkalpen
Austria	Ötscher-Dürrenstein
Germany	Lauerholz
Germany	Vesser valley Biosphere Reserve
Germany	Westerzgebirge around Carlsfeld
Germany	Erzgebirgskamm near Satzung
Germany	Sächsische Schweiz National Park
Germany	Adelegg
Germany	Sachsenwald
Germany	Lucie and Landwehr
Germany	Rittgartener Heide / Amalienhof
Germany	Märkische Schweiz
Germany	Stechlin
Germany	Uckermark lake region
Germany	Schorfheide-Chorin
Germany	Forests of Lauenburg
Germany	Hildesheim forest
Germany	Berchtesgaden National Park
Germany	Bayerischer Wald National Park with Arber region and Hohem Bogen
Germany	Karwendel and Karwendel foothills
Germany	Ammergau mountains
Germany	Eastern Chiemgau Alps
Germany	Kellerwald
Germany	Saale-Elster valley
Germany	Hakel
Germany	North-eastern lower Harz mountains
Romania	Caraş gorge - Semenic Mountains
Romania	Nerei gorge - Beuşniţa
Romania	Dealurile Nordice ale Munţilor Făgăraş
Romania	Defileul Superior al Mureşului
Romania	Grădiştea Muncelului
Romania	Baraolt Mountains - Bodoc
Romania	Retezat Mountains
Romania	Vrancea Mountains
Romania	Padiş - Vlădeasa mountain
Romania	Vânători - Neamţ
Austria	Zoological Gardens of Lainz
Austria	Niederösterreichische Randalpen
Austria	Vienna forest
Poland	Biebrza river valley
Poland	Knyszyn Forest
Poland	Bialowieza Forest
Poland	Forest at Drawa River
Poland	Ilawa Forest
Poland	Roztocze
Poland	Beskid Niski Mountains
Poland	Przemysl Plateau
Poland	Slonne Mountains
Poland	Bieszczady Mountains
Poland	Elblag Height
Croatia	Mt Bilogora and Kalnik
Croatia	Gorski Kotar and Northern Lika

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Temperate	major	breeding
Altitude	0 - 2350 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Ficedula parva. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-breasted-flycatcher-ficedula-parva on 28/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 28/09/2023.