Black-and-orange Flycatcher

Ficedula nigrorufa

The black-and-orange flycatcher 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.

Scientific name

Ficedula nigrorufa

Family

Old World Flycatchers

IUCN status

LC