Kashmir Flycatcher facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kashmir Flycatcher |
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Ficedula
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F. subrubra
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| Ficedula subrubra (Hartert & Steinbacher, 1934)
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The Kashmir Flycatcher, Ficedula subrubra, is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
This species breeds in the north-west Himalayas in the Kashmir region of the Indian Subcontinent. It is migratory and spends the winter in the hills of central Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats of India.
This bird eats insects. It is 13 cm long. The male has a grey-brown back with an orange-red throat, breast and sides. It is bordered with black on the throat and breast. Females and first-winter birds have slightly browner upperparts. The red of the underparts may be just a light pink.
Images for kids
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Kashmir flycatcher, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
See also
In Spanish: Papamoscas de Cachemira para niños
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