Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher

Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Ficedula
Species:	F. strophiata
Binomial name
Ficedula strophiata (Hodgson, 1837)

The rufous-gorgeted flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

It is native to the Himalayas and Patkai ranges, central/southern China, northern Indochina and eastern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The rufous-gorgeted flycatcher is also common in the northern Kachin State of Myanmar, in temperate forest areas near boreal mountains. They spend winters in places like Thailand, North Laos, and Vietnam, and the Himalayas are a major breeding range. They perform altitudinal migrations. ^[2]

As the name denotes, they are known for their reddish brown color with a distinctly colored patch on their throat. ^[3]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ficedula strophiata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22709337A94203640. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709337A94203640.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Haase, Ian; Liu, Zhengwei; Zhang, Shangmingyu; Dong, Zhehan; Cheng, Yuwen; Feng, Kaize; Peng, Kexin; Ran, Jianghong; Wu, Yongjie (2023). "Altitudinal migration behavior patterns of birds on the eastern slope of Mt. Gongga, China". Avian Research. 14 100114. Bibcode:2023AvRes..1400114H. doi: 10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100114 . ISSN   2053-7166.
3. Renner, Swen C., and John H. Rappole. "Description of First Basic Plumage of Three Muscicapid Species Found in the Southeastern Sub-Himalayan Foothills, With Notes on Their Taxonomy and Ecology - Descripción Del Primer Plumaje Básico De Tres Especies De Muscicapidae Del Piedemonte Sub-Himalayo Del Sudeste, Con Notas Sobre Su Taxonomía y Ecología." Ornithological Monographs, vol. 70, no. 1, 2011, pp. 142–152. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/om.2011.70.1.142.