Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernUncommonInvertebratesForestCup nestTiny · 13 g

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata), photo 1 — Photo: Jason Thompson · CC BY 2.0

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Brodie Cass Talbott, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Jagdish Singh Negi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Sagnik Dutta Roy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

The rufous-gorgeted flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular range

India China Bhutan Nepal Thailand Vietnam Myanmar (Burma) Hong Kong SAR China Laos Bangladesh Macao SAR China

When to see it

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Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraThe snowy-browed flycatcher is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliarisSomewhat smaller in size than a sparrow (c. 10 cm) and with a stocky build.

Narcissus FlycatcherFicedula narcissinaThe narcissus flycatcher is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.

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