Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher explained

The rufous-gorgeted flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The rufous-gorgeted flycatcher is also common in the northern Kachin State of Myanmar, in temperate forest areas near boreal mountains. They spend winters in places like Thailand, North Laos, and Vietnam, and the Himalayas are a major breeding range. They perform altitudinal migrations.^[1]

As the name denotes, they are known for their reddish brown color with a distinctly colored patch on their throat.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Haase . Ian . Liu . Zhengwei . Zhang . Shangmingyu . Dong . Zhehan . Cheng . Yuwen . Feng . Kaize . Peng . Kexin . Ran . Jianghong . Wu . Yongjie . 2023 . Altitudinal migration behavior patterns of birds on the eastern slope of Mt. Gongga, China . Avian Research . 14 . 100114 . 10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100114 . 2053-7166. free . 2023AvRes..1400114H .
2. Renner, Swen C., and John H. Rappole. “Description of First Basic Plumage of Three Muscicapid Species Found in the Southeastern Sub-Himalayan Foothills, With Notes on Their Taxonomy and Ecology - Descripción Del Primer Plumaje Básico De Tres Especies De Muscicapidae Del Piedemonte Sub-Himalayo Del Sudeste, Con Notas Sobre Su Taxonomía y Ecología.” Ornithological Monographs, vol. 70, no. 1, 2011, pp. 142–152. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/om.2011.70.1.142.