Subspecies in India
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)Photo Gallery and Species Biology
This endemic species of the Indian Subcontinent is rare. It inhabits deciduous forests in hilly areas (at the heights of 1,800m-2,700m) of India (mainly in Kashmir, the Western Ghats, and the Nilgiri Hills), Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is migratory, breeding in temperate-deciduous forests during May-June and wintering in open and estate areas of the forest, during October-March (BirdLife International 2016).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)According to the IUCN Red List Assessment, the population of this species is declining, with the current population estimate of 1,500-1,700 individuals. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to agriculture, timber extraction and overgrazing for domestic livestock (BirdLife International 2001).
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
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| Goa | |||||||||||||
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| Haryana | |||||||||||||
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| Jammu and Kashmir | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
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BirdLife International 2016. Ficedula subrubra . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22709346A94203872. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709346A94203872.en. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Ficedula subrubra (E. Hartert & F. Steinbacher, – Kashmir Flycatcher. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/ficedula-subrubra, accessed 2024/10/09.