Kashmir Flycatcher:
The rare Kashmir Flycatcher, a migratory bird species, has been recently spotted at the Chemmattamavayal wetlands in Kasaragod district, Kerala.
- Kashmir Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
- Scientific Name: Ficedula subrubra
- It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent.
- It makes its home in the northwest Himalayas. It breeds in the Kashmir region.
- It is a migratory bird.
- It winters largely in the high altitudes of the Nilgiris in the Western Ghats and in Sri Lanka.
- Conservation Status:
- IUCN Red List: Vulnerable
