Black-and-orange Flycatcher

The Black-and-orange Flycatcher is a species of flycatcher endemic to the central and southern Western Ghats, the Nilgiris and Palni hill ranges in southern India. It is unique among the Ficedula flycatchers in having rufous coloration on its back and prior to molecular studies was suggested to be related to the chats and thrushes.

The Black-and-orange Flycatcher is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Black-and-orange Flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa) is a species of flycatcher endemic to the central and southern Western Ghats, the Nilgiris and Palni hill ranges in southern India. It is unique among the Ficedula flycatchers in having rufous coloration on its back and prior to molecular studies was suggested to be related to the chats and thrushes. More

Black-and-orange Flycatcher 1653 Ficedula timorensis Black-banded Flycatcher 1654 Cyanoptila ... http://www.birdquest.co.uk/tours_birdquest_detail.cfm?TourID=292 Tour Details: Many Timor endemics occur and we may find a Timor Black Pigeon sitting quietly in the canopy, an elusive Black-banded Flycatcher keeping to the understorey of ... http://www.birdlife.net/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=6540&m=0 www.birdlife.net/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=6540&m=0: Similar pages Muscicapidae information - encyclopedia article about Muscicapidae ... ... Flycatcher, Ficedula nigrorufa; Sapphire Flycatcher, Ficedula sapphira; Black-banded Flycatcher, Ficedula timorensis; Genus Cyanoptila; Blue ... More

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Black-and-Orange Flycatcher, is a resident in western ghats of India. More

Black-and-orange Flycatchers that flitted about the undergrowth. We had further views of Nilgiri Blue Robin, Asian Paradise Flycatcher and the usual Phylloscopus warblers. After lunch we again visited the Coonoor area. A Rufous-bellied Eagle was the main highlight soaring over the canopy, whilst more Nilgiri Laughingthrushes, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Nilgiri Wood-pigeon, Yellow-browed Bulbul and Dusky Crag Martin all performed. A Blue-capped Rock-thrush did not linger. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Muscicapidae
Genus : Ficedula
Species : nigrorufa
Authority : (Jerdon, 1839)