Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher, Orange-gorgeted Flycatcher, Orange-breasted Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
13 - 14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hodgson, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist shrubland, moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Laos (B), Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.

Vagrant to Hong Kong (China).

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 (27)...)

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) [XC768626]
by Dave Guo from Wawu Shan (summit), Sichuan, China (call)

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) [XC487547]
by Andrew Spencer from Wawushan, Meishan, Sichuan, China (song)

Subspecies
Dark-plumaged birds from western Himalayas sometimes separated as subspecies euphonia.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

strophiata (Hodgson, 1837) - Breeds Himalayas from western Himachal Pradesh east to north-eastern India (eastern Arunachal Pradesh, southern Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland), central and southern China (south-eastern Xizang east to south-western Gansu, Shaanxi, western Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and northern and western Yunnan), south-eastern Bangladesh (Chittagong Hills) and western and northern Myanmar. Non-breeding also southern China (western and southern Yunnan, Guangxi), central and southern Myanmar and north-western and northern Thailand.
fuscogularis (Baker, ECS, 1923) - Eastern Laos and central Vietnam (southern Annam).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) - 10 files

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