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Semi-collared Flycatcher
Ficedula semitorquata
| Armenian Name: | Կիսասպիտակավիզ ճանճորս |
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See Plate 51 for Semi-collared Flycatcher and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 13 cm, Wing Span:23.5-24 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 292. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Male is black above with white half-collar, one or two medium-sized white forehead patches, and white outertail feathers. Wing shows white upper wingbar, large white wing patch, and medium-sized white spot at base of primaries. Underparts white. Female is gray-brown above with paler rump, white upper wingbar, small spot at base of primaries; off-white below. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Both sexes similar to breeding female. |
| Juvenile: | Pattern like female but with pale spots above and dark blotching on breast. |
| Similar Species: | Adults differ from adult European Pied Flycatcher and Collared Flycatcher by the white upper wingbar. |
| Behavior: | Feeds high in the canopy and on the ground. Flicks wings simultaneously or one at a time while raising and lowering tail. |
| Habitat: | Deciduous forest, orchards, scrub; river gorges when migrating. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Cup of plant fibers in tree cavity or nest box. |
| Eggs: | 18 mm, 3-7, pale blue. |
