Red-breasted Flycatcher

Latin Name: 
Ficedula parva
Size: 
13cm
Description: 

Male: dull-brown above; white in tail conspicuous in night or when tail is flicked; rufous-orange chin, throat; whitish below. Female: white throat; palebuff breast. Solitary or in scattered pairs in shaded areas; may descend to ground, but prefers low and middle branches; flicks wings and lifts tail; launches short aerial sallies; hunts till late in evening; calls often.

Habitat: 
Forests; gardens.
Distribution: 
Winter visitor, arriving by early September; all India south of the Himalayan foothills.
Call: 
Call Description: 
Sharp clicking sound; also a double tick…tick call.
National Status: