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Ficedula strophiata
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest; temperate forest in northern Kachin State
Range
Himalaya and Patkai ranges, central and southern China, northern Indochina and eastern Vietnam; winters in Thailand, north Laos and Vietnam
The rufous-gorgeted flycatcher is native to the Himalaya and Patkai ranges, central and southern China, northern Indochina and eastern Vietnam, in subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is also common in northern Kachin State of Myanmar, in temperate forest near boreal mountains. Known for its reddish-brown colour, it has a distinctly coloured patch on the throat, and it makes altitudinal migrations, spending winters in places like Thailand, north Laos and Vietnam, with the Himalaya a major breeding range (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account gives no measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a High conservation priority, a resident and altitudinal migrant of non-specialised habitat that eats invertebrates, with a Moderate range of about 144,000 km², a decline of about 53% over the long term and a current decline of about 4.7% a year (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).