{"id":43739,"date":"2013-08-01T11:15:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T09:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:16:13","slug":"semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/threatened-bird-species\/nt-near-threatened\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/","title":{"rendered":"Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This poorly-studied migratory species is estimated to be undergoing a moderately rapid population decline, probably as a result of habitat loss on its breeding grounds. Consequently, it is classified as Near Threatened<\/p>\n<p>Birdlife Factsheet:\u00a0Semi-collared Flycatcher\u00a0<i>Ficedula\u00a0semitorquata<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-412-43739\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3590\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_7926.jpg\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_7926.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3589\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_7919.jpg\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_7919.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3588\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_7446.jpg\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_7446.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3587\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_7394.jpg\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_7394.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3586\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_7388.jpg\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_7388.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3585\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_7336.jpg\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_7336.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3584\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_7330.jpg\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_7330.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3583\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_7325.jpg\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_7325.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3582\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_5582.jpg\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_5582.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3581\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_4.jpg\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3580\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_3.jpg\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwaitt\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwaitt\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3579\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_2614.jpg\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_2614.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3578\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_2613.jpg\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_2613.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3577\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_0880.jpg\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_0880.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3576\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher_0876.jpg\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_semi-collaredflycatcher_0876.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3575\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata-nt\/semi-collaredflycatcher.jpg\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Female Semi-collared Flycatcher on passage migration through Kuwait\" alt=\"Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)\" 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Consequently, it is classified as Near Threatened Birdlife Factsheet:\u00a0Semi-collared Flycatcher\u00a0Ficedula\u00a0semitorquata\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":398,"featured_media":837702,"parent":42877,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43739","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/398"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43739\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}