Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Migratory Birds (Species-3)
When I started to visit Rabindra Sarobar (RS) Lake, I had very little idea about the flycatchers found in that ‘biodiversity park’! But very soon it became clear to me that, this place is one of the favourites among the flycatchers species. Within the city limit of Kolkata, you would not find any other place where so many different types of flycatchers can be found!
The Brown-breasted flycatcher is the second of those 8 types of flycatchers that I’ve been able to spot till now in the RS lake. I first observed this species on 24.09.2020 and then again on 28th September and also in October. There was only one. But during the ‘return migration’, as many birders call it, in the month of March-2021, I found at least three of them.
Bengali Name
Not known
Male – Female Distinction
Both genders look alike.
Residency Status
Migratory to the state of West Bengal. Usually they migrate from North-eastern part of India, central and Southern China and also from Burma and Thailand.
General Behaviors
- Very patient, like to sit on a twig or smaller branch till it locates its next prey.
- Usually found in bushy and relatively darker areas.
- As their name suggest, they totally live on different types of insects.
Places where I have found them
Till now, I’ve found them in
- Rabindra Sarobar Lake
- Chetla Canal (Forest)
- Baidyabati DVC canal.
