Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaJFMAMJJASOND
A see-saw phrase, usually in the oak woods of the west and north.
Birds / Flycatchers
Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaAlso known as European pied flycatcher
Recording: Patrik Åberg / xeno-canto
Sounds like
A sweet, rhythmic 'zee-it, zee-it, zee-it' followed by a quick tumble of notes.
Remember it
A see-saw phrase, usually in the oak woods of the west and north.
When and where
Listening for the pied flycatcher
- Heard
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecApr to Jun
- Time of day
- Dawn and Day
- Where
- Woodland
- In Britain
- Summer visitor
- Family
- Flycatchers
Side by side
Often confused with
Play them one after the other and listen for the difference.
Could you pick out a pied flycatcher?
Hear a song, choose from four birds, and build your streak.
Same habitat
Also in woodland
Blackbird
Turdus merulaJFMAMJJASOND
Slow, rich, fluting phrases that wander about and often trail off into a quiet chuckle.
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusJFMAMJJASOND
Two or three thin, high notes followed by a fast, shimmering trill: 'tsee-tsee-tsuhuhuhu'.
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsJFMAMJJASOND
A cheerful, accelerating run of notes that tumbles down and ends in a flourish, repeated over and over.
Coal Tit
Periparus aterJFMAMJJASOND
A fast, high, two-note phrase repeated several times: 'pitchoo-pitchoo-pitchoo'.