Little Pied Flycatcher female??? ID please.

[Ramon Quisumbing]

I photographed this tiny (approx. 3 inches) bird that looks like a flycatcher in the forest in front of my house at BK Valley, Mt. Banahaw at approx. 2,500 feet elevation. It made no sound. It's a lifer for me.

Is this a female Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)?

The photos were taken about 1 hour apart. I believe they are of the same bird.

[paulbourdin]

Are you sure they are the same? They look to have very different coloured throats.

The second is definitely a Flycatcher, and could be the female Pied as you say.

[Ramon Quisumbing]

They looked like the same bird. In the first photo, it was much closer - 6 meters away. In the second photo, it was about 20 meters away. Thanks for the tentative ID, Paul.