India (B) (NB) (P), Nepal (P), Pakistan (B), Sri Lanka (NB).
Vagrant to Bhutan.
Breeds in Himalayas of north-eastern Pakistan (Neelum Valley) and Kashmir. Non-breeding mainly Sri Lanka, also south-western India.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation of its breeding habitat as a result of commercial timber extraction, conversion of land for agriculture, livestock-grazing which has substantially altered forest understorey structure and composition, and tree-lopping for animal fodder, fuelwood and construction materials, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Song is a short, sweet 'sweet-eet sweet-eet-did-he'. Calls include a sharp 'chak' and a rattling 'purr'.
Kashmir Flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra) [XC566241]
by Jelle Scharringa from Hakgala Botanical Gardens, Sri Lanka (call)
Kashmir Flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra) [XC452893]
by Oscar Campbell from Kotagiri, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Originally named as Siphia hyperythra, but that name invalid, as preoccupied. Sometimes placed in genus Muscicapa. Probably forms a superspecies with Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) and sometimes considered conspecific, but the two differ distinctly in plumage and wing structure.
Similar Species
Male Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) has reddish-orange area limited to throat and top of breast and lacks black border.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet