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Black flycatcher

The black flycatcher, by its scientific name Ficedula hypoleuca, is a bird that lives throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.

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It is a bird belonging to the Muscicapidae family and the Passeriformes order.

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He is recognizable by his body entirely black and white, or brown and white (it depends on the sex). Its beak and legs are black.

In the black flycatcher, it is possible to recognize the female from the male. In fact, the male has black and white plumage, while that of the female is brown and white.

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The black flycatcher feeds mainly on insects, spiders and mollusks.

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He lives mostly in forests.

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It nests in pairs in a hole in a tree or in a crack in an old wall. It lays 4 to 8 eggs.

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It is a rather talkative species.

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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.

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