The furtive flycatcher (Ficedula disposita) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is endemic to the Philippines. The furtive flycatcher can be identified by a faint, high-pitched, 2-3 note call.[2] The Furtive Flycatcher is a small olive brown bird that stands 11–11.5 centimeters tall[3]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss with 1/3 of the Philippines forest cover being lost between 1990 and 2005 [4]
^BirdLife International (2017). "Ficedula disposita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22709394A111055836. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22709394A111055836.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^"Furtive Flycatcher | | :: Birding Adventure Philippines | Guided birdwatching tours anywhere in the Philippines ::". 24 April 2012.
^Clement, Peter (4 March 2020). "Furtive Flycatcher (Ficedula disposita)". Birds of the World.
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