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Kashmir flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra) Hakgala Botanical Gardens, Sri Lanka. Jan 20, 2015. Ficedula subrubra,Geotagged,Kashmir flycatcher,Sri Lanka,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Kashmir flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra)

Hakgala Botanical Gardens, Sri Lanka. Jan 20, 2015.

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The Kashmir flycatcher

The Kashmir flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. At one time it was considered to be a subspecies of the red-breasted flycatcher, ''Ficedula parva''.

This is an insectivorous species which breeds in the north-west Himalayas in the Kashmir region of the Indian Subcontinent. It is migratory and winters in the hills of central Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats of India.

The Kashmir flycatcher breeds in deciduous forest with dense undergrowth,.. more

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2016. Captured Jan 20, 2015 09:41 in Peradeniya-Badulla-Chenkaladi Highway, Sri Lanka.
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  • PENTAX K-3
  • f/5.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO800
  • 300mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.