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.
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) [XC452893]
by Oscar Campbell from Kotagiri, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India (call)
Kashmir Flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra) [XC211567]
by Jelle Scharringa from Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka (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