Thrushes (Turdidae)

Firethroat (Luscinia pectardens) - HBW 10, p. 747

French: Rossignol de David German: Davidnachtigall Spanish: Ruiseñor de David
Other common names: Père David’s Orange-throat

Taxonomy: Calliope pectardens David, 1877, Paohing, eastern Xizang, China.
Sometimes placed in genus Erithacus. L. obscura was in the past sometimes treated as a colour morph of present species. Monotypic.

Distribution: S China (SE Xizang E to SW Gansu, W Sichuan and N Yunnan); non-breeding NE India.