Rufous‑gorgeted Flycatcher Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Ficedula hyperythra
Family : Muscicapidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : All kind of forests
Description : Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher is an olive-brown passerine (length 13 cm, weight 13 g, wing 7 cm, bill 1.3 cm, tarsus 2 cm, tail 5 cm approximately). The male differs from the female in plumage colours. The male looks olive-brown from above and greyish-olive from below. It has a small rufous-patch at the centre of the grey breast. Its forehead and eyebrow are white and sides of the neck are dark slaty. It has black chin and upper throat, olive-brown flanks and ashy belly gradually turning white at the vent. The female has less distinct whitish forehead and eyebrow, ashy chin, pale-grey throat and olive-brown sides to the black tail. It feeds mainly on insects. It breeds in early April-June.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Saxicola leucurus
(Common Stonechat) -
Enicurus immaculatus
(White‑crowned Forktail) -
Cyornis rubeculoides
(Lesser Shortwing) -
Muscicapa muttui
(Asian Brown Flycatcher) -
Muscicapa ferruginea
(Brown-breasted Flycatcher) -
Saxicola jerdoni
(Grey Bushchat) -
Muscicapa sibirica
(Ferruginous Flycatcher) -
Eumyias thalassinus
(Pale Blue-flycatcher) -
Brachypteryx leucophrys
(Indian Blue Robin) -
Phoenicurus frontalis
(White‑capped Water-redstart)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Sharmin Rahman,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:photo credit: Tan Kok Hui (www.inaturalist.org/people/ Tan Kok Hui ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Jani Sleutel(www.xeno-canto.org/Jani Sleutel), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.
description written by:Sharmin Rahman,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:photo credit: Tan Kok Hui (www.inaturalist.org/people/ Tan Kok Hui ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Jani Sleutel(www.xeno-canto.org/Jani Sleutel), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.