Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsoni)

Other Names (World)
Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher, Slaty-backed Flycatcher, Rusty-breasted Flycatcher, Rusty-breasted Blue Flycatcher, Pygmy Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
13 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Verreaux, 1871)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand.

Central and eastern Himalayas (central Nepal east to Bhutan), north-eastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland), southern China (eastern Qinghai, south-eastern Gansu and Shaanxi south to south-eastern Xizang, Sichuan and Yunnan) and west, northern and eastern Myanmar. Non-breeding also central and southern Myanmar east to northern and central Laos.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

Pygmy Flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsoni) [XC307614]
by \u9ad8\u5efa\u4e91 from Lava, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India (song)

Pygmy Flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsoni) [XC522054]
by Bram Piot from Garbhanga Forest Reserve, Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam, India (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

hodgsoni (Verreaux, 1871) - Himalayas to eastern India and Southeast Asia.
sondaica (Robinson & Kloss, 1923) - Mountains of Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra and Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsoni) - 10 files

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