Firethroat

When to see the Firethroat

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 4 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Firethroat

The map shades 3 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in India.

About the Firethroat

The firethroat also known as David's rubythroat or Père David's orangethroat is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae, found in western and central parts of China. It breeds in Sichuan, China, and winters primarily in the Indian subcontinent. Its wintering range spans across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Tibet and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Easily confused with

BlackthroatCalliope obscuraThe blackthroat, also known as the black-throated robin or black-throated blue robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Chinese RubythroatCalliope tschebaiewiThe male is slaty brown above with a white forehead and supercilium. Himalayan RubythroatCalliope pectoralisThe male is slaty brown above with a white forehead and supercilium.