Firethroat (Calliope pectardens)

Other Names (World)
Firethroat, Pere David's Orange-throat

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(David, 1871)

Habitat
Dense thickets and scrub in valley bottoms and along stream-sides, within montane forest. From 2,800 - 3,700 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B), India (NB).

Vagrant to Bangladesh (NB), Myanmar.

Southern China (south-eastern Xizang east to south-western Gansu, western Sichuan and northern Yunnan). Non-breeding north-eastern 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 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Deforestation from logging and agricultural expansion on both the breeding and wintering grounds is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)...)

Firethroat (Calliope pectardens) [XC110839]
by Frank Lambert from Labahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China (call, song, song & calls (male))

Firethroat (Calliope pectardens) [XC143218]
by Per Alstrom from Jiuding Shan, Sichuan, China (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in genus Erithacus. In the past Blackthroat (Calliope obscura) was sometimes treated as a colour morph of this species.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Firethroat (Calliope pectardens) - 10 files

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