European pied flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a bird found in Finland, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, Norway and France. Woods across Europe in summer; winters in Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Ficedula hypoleuca
Region	Europe
Found in	Finland, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, Norway and France

🏡 Where the European pied flycatcher lives

Woods across Europe in summer; winters in Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It flies from Europe to Africa each year to spend winter.

Hear the European pied flycatcher

Recorded by Marc Languy (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1186972. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the European pied flycatcher

Where does the European pied flycatcher live?

The European pied flycatcher lives in Finland, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, Norway and France. Woods across Europe in summer; winters in Africa.

What does the European pied flycatcher eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the European pied flycatcher endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.