---
title: "Rostfliegenschnäpper"
description: "Muscicapa ferruginea — Vögel. The ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/ferruginous-flycatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rostfliegenschnäpper

> Muscicapa ferruginea — Vögel. The ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

- Scientific name: *Muscicapa ferruginea*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 977
- Wikidata: [Q1313892](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1313892)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12966](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12966)

## Names

- en: Ferruginous Flycatcher
- de: Rostfliegenschnäpper
- es: Papamoscas herrumbroso
- fr: Gobemouche ferrugineux
- pl: Muchołówka rdzawa

## Countries with the most observations

TW (435), TH (145), CN (92), SG (72), MY (43), HK (41), IN (27), MO (20), ID (13), VN (11), BT (6), KH (3)

## Summary

The ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is native to the eastern Himalayas, the Purvanchal Range and central/southern China ; it winters to Hainan and Southeast Asia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferruginous_flycatcher

## Photo

![Rostfliegenschnäpper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ferruginous-flycatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75288973

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ferruginous-flycatcher?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).