Red-breasted Flycatcher

Ficedula parva

(F. p. parva)

Armenian Name:	Փոքր ճանճորս

See Plate 51 for Red-breasted Flycatcher and other similar species

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Uncommon
Length:	11.5 cm, Wing Span:18.5-21 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 293.
Description:	Small agile restless flycatcher with small bill, plump body, pale eyering, and white patches at base of tail.
Adult:	Uniform brown upperparts.
Adult (Breeding):	Breeding: male has red-orange chin and throat patch, and a gray head. Female has a brown head and lacks red on chin and throat.
Juvenile:	Pale-spotted and edged above; underparts mottled.
Behavior:	Often secretive, staying high in trees; male sings fluty song from exposed perch lower in trees. Both sexes give rattling alarm call.
Habitat:	Mature deciduous forests when breeding; widespread in scrub on migration.
Food:	Insects.
Nest:	Cup of dry grass in tree cavity or nest box.
Eggs:	17 mm, 5-6, white, red-brown spots.