Wildlifeof India
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
Photo: Lip Kee (Singapore) · CC BY-SA 2.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Muscicapa ferruginea
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Range
Eastern Himalaya, the Purvanchal Range and central and southern China; winters to Hainan and Southeast Asia
The ferruginous flycatcher is a bird of the family Muscicapidae native to the eastern Himalaya, the Purvanchal Range and central and southern China, wintering to Hainan and Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 lists it as a summer migrant forest bird that eats invertebrates, without a priority category (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Ferruginous Flycatcher eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Ferruginous Flycatcher live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
- Where is the Ferruginous Flycatcher found?
- Eastern Himalaya, the Purvanchal Range and central and southern China; winters to Hainan and Southeast Asia