taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla)
taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher ( Ficedula albicilla ) Suheldev wildlife sanctuary Balarampur Uttar Pradesh Nikon Gears January 21 This is a migratory bird in the family Muscicapidae . The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811. The female has brown upper parts with a blackish tail flanked by white. The breast is buffish with underparts mostly white. The male has ear coverts and sides of the neck blue-tinged grey with breeding males having orange-red coloration on the throats.