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European pied flycatcher migration Ficedula hypoleuca
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| Scientific name | Ficedula hypoleuca |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 22 cm |
| Adult weight | 12 g (adult) |
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 1,241,084 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q27442 (CC0).
When does the European pied flycatcher arrive in the UK?
A summer visitor in the records: sightings rise sharply from mid April, are near their peak by late April, and fall away after mid October.
Bars: this speciesâ share of all UK bird records in GBIF (CC0/CC BY), by month, scaled to the peak month. Based on 22,573 UK records. Weekly counts from the GBIF occurrence search API (country=GB). Dates are read from records, not from a survey, so treat them as a guide.
When do they arrive in and leave the UK? â
Migration in the data
1,241,084 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In Europe and Africa, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in July (about 62°N) and furthest south in December (about 9°N).
Month by month: centre of records in Europe and Africa
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10°N | 0% |
| February | 10°N | 0% |
| March | 20°N | 0% |
| April | 43°N | 0% |
| May | 57°N | 0% |
| June | 61°N | 0% |
| July | 62°N | 0% |
| August | 52°N | 0% |
| September | 44°N | 0% |
| October | 34°N | 0% |
| November | 12°N | 0% |
| December | 9°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the European pied flycatcher
The European pied flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridises to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and across the Western Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa. It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees.
From the Wikipedia article âEuropean pied flycatcherâ (revision 1341343180), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2492606&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.