Black-banded Flycatcher Ficedula timorensis

A distinctive small flycatcher with a dark head, a bright rufous saddle, and a white underside with a clean-cut black breast band. Female duller, with a dark gray rather than black head, and a thinner but still well-defined chest band. A shy inhabitant of dense understory in forest in the lowlands and foothills, found singly or in pairs. Restricted to Timor. Contact calls include a soft, grating “grrr-grrr-grrr.” Song is a very high-pitched set of five or so whistles, “sweee-sweee-swit-itit,” starting with long notes and ending with abrupt, short lower-pitched notes.