
The European pied flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia. It is migratory, wintering mainly in western Africa. It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees.
Similar species: Perching Birds

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Uploaded Jan 19, 2014. Captured Sep 30, 2010 13:36 in S W Coast Path, United Kingdom.