Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Black-and-orange Flycatcher
Ficedula nigrorufa
LCLeast Concern Endemic to India
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The black-and-orange flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa) or black-and-rufous 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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Mountains of southwestern India (western Maharashtra southward to Kerala).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Black-and-orange flycatcher
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
