Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) - HBW 11, p. 135
French: Gobemouche à bavette orange
German: Zimtkehlschnäpper
Spanish: Papamoscas Gorgirrojo
Other common names: Orange-gorgeted/Orange-breasted Flycatcher
Taxonomy: Siphia Strophiata Hodgson, 1837, Nepal.
Dark-plumaged birds from W Himalayas sometimes separated as race euphonia. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- strophiata (Hodgson, 1837) - breeds Himalayas from W Himachal Pradesh E to NE India (E Arunachal Pradesh, S Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland), C & S China (SE Xizang E to SW Gansu, Shaanxi, W Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and N & W Yunnan), SE Bangladesh (Chittagong Hills) and W & N Myanmar; non-breeding also S China (W & S Yunnan, Guangxi), C & S Myanmar and NW & N Thailand.
- fuscogularis (Stuart Baker, 1923) - E Laos and C Vietnam (S Annam).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult performs well on an exposed perch in good light then flies. Locality Nabang, Yingjiang, Yunnan, China (Southern) (ssp strophiata)
alibenn 2 January 2009 3 years ago 13 sec 4.8 -
A female bird perched on a branch. Locality Doi Lang, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp strophiata )
Yoel Jimenez 10 December 2010 1 year ago 56 sec 3.6 -
female bird Locality Doi Lang, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp strophiata)
Daniêl Jimenez 11 December 2010 1 year ago 14 sec 3 -
Female bird Locality Doi Lang, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp strophiata)
Daniêl Jimenez 9 December 2010 1 year ago 31 sec 3
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This rare bird for Hong Kong was perched on a branch
Locality Pokfulam Reservoir, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 13 March 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
In dense foliage, perched on a branch
Locality Pokfulam Reservoir, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 13 March 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
Male
Locality Hong Kong
Martin Hale 6 February 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
Male
Locality Hong Kong
Martin Hale 8 February 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
An adult male perching on the tree at the picnic area. Very active.
Locality Bride's Pool, Plover Cove Country Park, Hong Kong
Pikhar_Ho 7 February 2011 52 weeks ago 3.9 -
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher, Vagrant, dorsal view. Sex uncertain, but presumed 1st summer female. A little-known plumage of this
Locality Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern) (ssp strophiata)
Mark Andrews 20 May 2006 2 years ago 3.4
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