Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

Male : Subspecies strophiata
Photo by bambuza
Chiangmai, Thailand , December 2009

Ficedula strophiata

Identification

13–14·5 cm (5-5¾ in)

• Greyish overall plumage
• White band across forehead and over eyes
• Rufous breast patch
• White patches at base of tail

Distribution

Female : Subspecies strophiata
Photo by china guy
Wuyipeng, Wolong, China

Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: India, Eastern and western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• F. s. strophiata:

• Himalayas to southern China and northern Thailand; winter to northern Indochina

• F. s. fuscogularis:

• Vietnam (Langbian Plateau)

Habitat

They can be found in a variety of habitat types, dense and open conifer and broad-leafed forest; also thick secondary scrub.

Behaviour

Diet

There is little information published, except that small invertebrates are included in the diet. They forage in the undergrowth, alone or in pairs.

Gallery

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  Subspecies fuscogularis
  Photo by nhattanla
  Hanoi, Vietnam, January 2017

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  Subspecies strophiata
  Photo by Rajsurin
  Sattal, Uttarakhand, India, December 2016

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-gorgeted_Flycatcher

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