The Kashmir Flycatcher

The Kashmir Flycatcher 





Scientific name:Ficedula subrubra



The Kashmir Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae .
This is an insectivorous species which breeds in the north -west Himalayas in Kashmir valley and it is endemic to it .
It is a migratory bird and migrates to the hills of central Sri Lanka and Western ghats of India in winters.

The identified sites for Kashmir flycatcher in the valley are Dachigam National Park ,Overa Aru Wildlife Sanctuary and Shikargah area in Tral.

Male Flycatcher has a grey brown back with an orange red throat ,breast and flanks ,bordered with black on the throat and breast.Female and First winter birds have slightly browner upperparts and the red of the underparts may be reduced to just a pinkish wash.

It breeds in deciduous forest with dense undergrowth , nesting in a hole in a tree and laying 3-5 eggs which are incubated by female.

According to IUCN RED  LIST , it is listed in the vulnerable category.The decreasing population of the species which is also severely fragmented as a result of the destruction of temperate mixed deciduous forests by commercial timber extraction , agriculture and livestock grazing .

According to the official data of wildlife department J&K and SKUAST , around 550 species of local birds have been listed so far.







 

Appropriate conservation strategies are required to protect this  specie that is declining day by day.

Bibliography:

The pictures and information are taken from : Wikipedia,  thekashmirmonitor.net and ebird.org .



Samriti Sharma 
02-MSZ-20

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