Red-breasted Flycatcher:
The Red-Breasted Flycatcher bird which migrates from Eastern Europe to escape the harsh winter was found in the Ameenpur Lake in Hyderabad.
- Scientific name: Ficedula parva
- It is a small (11-12 cm) passerine bird of the Old World Flycatcher family.
- It can be found occasionally feeding on figs (banyan, peepal) in our urban gardens.
- It generally migrates from Eastern Europe to escape the harsh winter there and enjoy the moderate temperatures with abundance of food in South Asia.
- The bird breeds from spring to summer, in the deciduous mixed forests of Eastern Europe and across Central Asia.
- In winter months (September to March mostly), it migrates to forests, woodlands, orchards, parks, and roadside trees of the Indian Subcontinent.
- It can be found in peninsular India during the winter season from October to March.
- Conservation status IUCN: Least Concern
