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| The Bird With an Orange Bib – The Rufous-Gorgeted Flycatcher, Male |
| The Rufous-Gorgeted Flycatcher is a bold little flycatcher of mid to high-altitude forests with a flashing black-and-white tail. As the name denotes, they are known for their reddish brown colour with a distinctly coloured patch on their throat. Male is brown above with a black face, white eyebrow, and orange throat patch (Gorget). The female is essentially a faded version of the male with a dark gray face and a pale, largely unnoticeable gorget. Usually perches at middle levels, sallying from its perch to catch flying insects. Often joins mixed-species feeding flocks. . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …………. The Rufous-Gorgeted Flycatcher is a small to medium-sized forest flycatcher with prominent face pattern, rufous patch on breast and white patches at base of tail. It is a small-sized bird that has a length of only up to 13 to 14.5 cm in length and weighing between 10 to 15 gms. The Male of the nominate race has white on forehead extending narrowly over lores to above eye, black cheek, chin and throat, deep grey forecrown, ear-coverts and side of neck; rear crown hindneck and upperparts, including upperwing, olive-brown, tertials and inner secondaries edged warm brown; uppertail-coverts dark grey or blackish, becoming black on tail, except for broad white bases of all outer rectrices; centre of upper breast bright rufous (frequently concealed, occasionally lacking), bordered by grey on breast side and lower breast, flanks buffish, belly to undertail-coverts whitish; iris brown; bill black; legs dark grey or black. Female is similar to male, but has less distinct white on forehead to over eye, paler face pattern, duller orange patch on upper breast, and slate-grey centre of lower breast. Olive-brownish upperpart and rear crown hindneck, black cheek and throat, white patch on the side of the trail are what separates a male from a female which has a pale slate-grey center of the lower breast. Juvenile has head, upperparts and underparts heavily spotted with buff, spots on scapulars fringed darker, breast and flanks barred or scalloped with darker fringes, flight-feathers and tail as adult. There are 2 Sub-Species recognised and there is much variation in plumage between races, mainly in depth of plumage colour. . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …………. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Found in dense or open broadleaf forest, mixed conifer and broadleaf forest, and thick secondary scrub and edges; breeds at 2440 to 3800 mtrs in Himalayas and 1000 to 3000 mtrs in China. In non-breeding season in similar habitat at lower levels, generally below 2400 m, and more usually below 1800mtrs; down to 915 mtrs in Nepal and 335 mtrs in Bhutan. It is a a short-distance migrant and altitudinal migrant; after breeding, descends to lower altitudes. . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …………. Food includes small invertebrates. Usually solitary or in pairs. Forages in undergrowth, occasionally on ground and in lower and middle levels of forest trees. Generally inconspicuous, perching low down, but not shy. Flirts and spreads tail when alarmed. . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …………. Its Song is a thin but evenly spaced “zwi-chirr rri” or “zreet-creet-creet-chirt-chirt”. Calls include high-pitched upslurred “pee-tweet”, a chat-like “tchuk-tchuk-tchuk”, a sharp, metallic “pink”, also harsh “trrt”. . ……… … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………………….. … ………… ….. ………. …… ………….. ………… ………… ….. …… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………………………………………. …. …. … .. …………………. …. …. … ……………. ………… ….. ……………………………. …. …. … .. …………………. …. …………………….. ….. …………….. .. Description Credit – Birds of the World (The Cornell Lab), Oiseaux, Animalia, Ogaclicks, Birds of India | Bird World, Bird Count India & Wiki. |
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