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Ficedula albicilla
Habitat
Taiga forest
Range
Breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia; winter visitor to South and South-east Asia including Bhutan
The taiga flycatcher, or red-throated flycatcher, is a migratory bird that breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia, and is a winter visitor to South and South-east Asia, in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam and Japan. Its natural habitat is taiga forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
Males have blue-tinged grey ear coverts and neck sides, with breeding males showing an orange-red throat; the female has brown upperparts with a blackish tail flanked by white and a buffish breast. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-breasted flycatcher. The source read gives no size, diet or nest information.