Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

White-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula monileger) - HBW 11, p. 136

French: Gobemouche à gorge blanche German: Diamantschnäpper Spanish: Papamoscas Gargantilla

Taxonomy: D[imorpha].? monileger Hodgson, 1845, Nepal.
Forms a superspecies with F. solitaris. Has been suggested that race submoniliger of latter may belong with present species. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • monileger (Hodgson, 1845) - C & E Himalayas from C Nepal E to Bhutan and NE India (W Arunachal Pradesh), possibly also S China (SE Xizang).
  • leucops (Sharpe, 1888) - NE India (S & E Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland), Myanmar (except SW), NW Thailand, Laos and N & C Vietnam (W & E Tonkin, N & C Annam).
  • gularis (Blyth, 1847) - SW Myanmar (Arakan).