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| Balearic Flycatcher illustrated |
| A few years ago, a very useful article was published in Dutch Birding about the
identification of Mediterranean Flycatcher Muscicapa tyrrhenica.
One of the taxa discussed was Balearic Flycatcher M t balearica,
which looks short-winged, pale and clean in comparison with Spotted
Flycatcher M striata (Viganò et al 2019). Depicted below are some photos and sound-recordings I took of this interesting flycatcher with its high-pitched and hummingbird-like vocalisations on Mallorca in April-May 2022. |
| Balearic Flycatchers, Cala d’Or, Mallorca, 28 April 2022. A common bird in parks and gardens. |
| Balearic Flycatcher, Cala d’Or, Mallorca, 28 April 2022. Note rather short primary projection and pale general impression. |
| Balearic Flycatcher, Cala d’Or, Mallorca, 2 May 2022. Two photographs of the same bird in different light conditions. |
| Balearic Flycatcher, Cala d’Or, Mallorca, 30 April 2022. May look rather dark on upperparts from certain angles. Note pale ground colour of forehead and crown and little streaking on underparts. |
| Balearic Flycatcher, Cala d’Or, Mallorca, 29 April 2022. Underparts may look almost unmarked and white. |
| Balearic Flycatcher, Cala d’Or, Mallorca, 29 April 2022. Typical views. |
| Balearic Flycatcher, Cala d’Or, Mallorca, 29 April 2022. Difficult to identify from this angle. |
| Balearic Flycatcher, Cala d’Or, Mallorca, 30 April 2022. A single bird on a roof top uttering tseet and tzk calls. Click here to listen to the recording. |
| Balearic Flycatchers, Cala d’Or, Mallorca, 29 April 2022. Interaction between three individuals. Note bill-snapping and high-pitched notes at end. Click here to listen to the recording. |
| Balearic Flycatchers, Cala d’Or, Mallorca, 30 April 2022. Interaction between two or more individuals. High-pitched notes very typical. Click here to listen to the recording. |
| Published 7 May 2022 |