We were pleased to find this cooperative adult male Red-breasted Flycatcher in the park. This species is a migrant and winter visitor to India. Females lack the orange throat patch. Males can be distinguished from the similar Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicillai) of the Eastern Palearctic by the more extensive orange which extends further down into the center of the breast in Red-breasted. On Taiga Flycatcher the orange is confined to the throat; thus the alternate name Red-throated Flycatcher (Rasmussen & Anderton). Some authors persist in lumping the two (Taylor 2016) based on supposed hybridization, but Clements, IOC and AOU split them following Svensson et al. (2005). Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
References
Rasmussen, P. C. and Anderton, J. (2012). Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions
Svensson, L.,Collinson,M., Knox,A.G.,Parkin,D.T.,& Sangster,G. 2005. Species limits in the Red-breasted Flycatcher. British Birds 98:538–541. [PDF]
Taylor, B. (2016). Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.