Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Ficedula ruficauda
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The rusty-tailed flycatcher (Ficedula ruficauda) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found mainly in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent and some parts of southwest India, as well as pockets of Central Asia including Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The species is partially migratory, with the Central Asian populations migrating to India, as far as the southwest Indian coast along the Arabian Sea, to Karnataka and Kerala.
Other populations, especially those across the lower Himalayas, remain in their native regions year-round and breed there.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and eastern Afghanistan to northern India and Nepal.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Rusty-tailed 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.
