Rufous-chested Flycatcher (Ficedula dumetoria)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-chested Flycatcher, Orange-breasted/Short-tailed Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
11.50 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wallace, 1864)

Habitat
Understorey and bamboo within lowland and lower montane forest. From 800 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Thailand (B).

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) and decreasing.

Status LC
Habitat destruction is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (58)...)

Rufous-chested Flycatcher (Ficedula dumetoria) [XC841940]
by Craig Robson from Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (call, song, subsong)

Rufous-chested Flycatcher (Ficedula dumetoria) [XC290727]
by Peter Boesman from Swamp loop. Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
Affinities uncertain. Has sometimes been thought to form a superspecies with Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula) and Cinnamon-chested Flycatcher (Ficedula buruensis), with which it shares the character of a bright blue eyelid.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

muelleri (Sharpe, 1879) - Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
dumetoria (Wallace, 1864) - Java and Lesser Sundas (Lombok, Sumbawa, Satonda, Flores).
riedeli (B�ttikofer, 1886) - Tanimbar Is (Larat, Yamdena). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Tanimbar Flycatcher (Ficedula riedeli).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-chested Flycatcher (Ficedula dumetoria) - 10 files

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