Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

Rufous-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula solitaris) - HBW 11, p. 136

French: Gobemouche à face rousse German: Roststirnschnäpper Spanish: Papamoscas Cejirrufo
Other common names: White-throated Flycatcher; Malaysian Flycatcher (malayana); Solitary Flycatcher (solitaris)

Taxonomy: Muscicapa solitaris Statius Muller, 1836, Sumatra.
Forms a superspecies with F. monileger. Has been suggested that race submoniliger may belong with latter or may represent a separate species. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • submoniliger (Hume, 1877) - S Myanmar (Tenasserim) and W Thailand S to N Malay Peninsula; SE Laos and SC Vietnam.
  • malayana (Sharpe, 1888) - C & S Malay Peninsula and N Sumatra.
  • solitaris (Statius Muller, 1836) - C & S Sumatra.

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