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| Sigelus silens (Shaw, 1809) |
The Fiscal Flycatcher, Sigelus silens, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. George Shaw ( December 10, 1751 - July 22, 1813) was an English Botanist and Zoologist. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small Passerine Birds restricted to the Old World. Family denotes a group of People affiliated by consanguinity affinity or co-residence It is a resident breeder in Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland, and a vagrant to Namibia. The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Lesotho (lɪˈsuːtuː) officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a Landlocked country and Enclave — entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa The Kingdom of Swaziland is a country located in Southern Africa centred at approximately 26o49'S 31o38'E Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast It is the only member of the genus Sigelus.
This species is found in subtropical open woodland, dry savanna, shrubland and suburban gardens.
Description
This black and white bird gets its name from its resemblance to the Common Fiscal, a shrike. The Common Fiscal ( Lanius collaris) is a member of the Shrike Shrikes are Passerine Birds of the family Laniidae Most shrike species occur in Eurasia and Africa, but two breed in North America
The Fiscal Flycatcher is 17-20 cm in length. The adult male is black above and white below with white wing patches and white sides to the tail. The female is brown, not black, above. The juvenile is like the female but duller and with brown spots and scalloping above and below.
The song is a weak chittering, and the alarm call is tssisk.
The male can be confused with the Common Fiscal, but the shrike has a heavy hooked bill, a white patch on the shoulder rather than the lower wing, and has no white its longer tail.
The Fiscal Flycatcher is larger than the male Collared Flycatcher, which has a white collar and lacks white wing panels. The Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis, is a small Passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family one of the four Species of
Behaviour
The Fiscal Flycatcher builds an open cup nest from thin stems and other plant material and lined with plant down. It is placed in a dense bush.
The Fiscal Flycatcher feeds on insects, often taken in flight.
References
- Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey and Warwick Tarboton, SASOL Birds of Southern Africa (Struik 2002) ISBN 1-86872-721-1
- Del Hoyo, J. ; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. HBW_-_Taxonomygif|right|frame|(400 × 258 pixels file size38KBMIME typeimage/gif|HBW-Page on Taxonomy]]HBW-accounts_8-082-083_copia Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 849655306X.
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