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Red-breasted Flycatcher
Latin Name:
Ficedula parva
Category:
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.
IUCN:
National Status:
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