Kashmir Flycatcher
Ficedula subrubra
The Kashmir Flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra) is a rare chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found in 3 countries, weighing about 10 g. The Kashmir flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
About the Kashmir Flycatcher
The Kashmir flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It breeds in the Northwest Himalayas and winters in southern India and Sri Lanka. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva, which is its closest living relative. Males are distinctive in having a blackish border to the reddish throat while the females can easily be confused with those of F. parva.
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How to identify it
The Kashmir flycatcher is 13 cm long, an insectivorous species closely related to the red-breasted flycatcher and sharing the habits of flicking its tail up while perching. The male has a grey-brown back with an orange-red throat, breast and flanks, bordered with black on the throat and breast. Females and first-winter birds have slightly browner upperparts, and the red of the underparts may be reduced to just a pinkish wash. The females have the tail darker than the back with white on the lower basal half of the outer feathers.
What the Kashmir Flycatcher sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Nepal.
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, June, October, November, December, with peak activity in December. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Kashmir Flycatcher?
- The Kashmir flycatcher is 13 cm long, an insectivorous species closely related to the red-breasted flycatcher and sharing the habits of flicking its tail up while perching. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Kashmir Flycatcher?
- The Kashmir Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.
- Where can you see a Kashmir Flycatcher?
- The Kashmir Flycatcher occurs in 3 countries, including Sri Lanka and India.
- What does a Kashmir Flycatcher sound like?
- You can listen to a field recording of the Kashmir Flycatcher on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Kashmir Flycatcher?
- The Kashmir Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Rufous-chested Flycatcher, the Green-backed Flycatcher and the Cryptic Flycatcher.
- Is the Kashmir Flycatcher endangered?
- The Kashmir Flycatcher is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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