Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Atlas Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula speculigera
NENot Evaluated
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Atlas pied flycatcher or Atlas flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera) is a bird in an Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers; it is endemic as a breeding species to North-west Africa.
It was formerly regarded as a race of European pied flycatcher, but Sætre et al. (2001) recommended that it is regarded as a species in its own right. The bird has large white patches on its wing and forehead.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Morocco (south to Middle Atlas Mountains), northern Algeria, and northern Tunisia.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Atlas pied flycatcher
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
