Adult female © Prashant Kumar
Juvenile © Sahasrangshu Pal Choudhury
Adult male © Daniel López-Velasco | Ornis Birding Expeditions
Adult female © Anya Auerbach
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Adult male © Suresh Rana
Adult male © Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi

Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis

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Identification

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Shy inhabitant of thickets and dense grassy areas from subalpine scrub to above treeline. Male is gunmetal gray with a white brow, bright orange throat, and a black patch extending from the face down to the breast. Very similar to the closely related Chinese Rubythroat, which has a white moustachial stripe. Chinese Rubythroat female averages browner than female Himalayan, but is best identified by range; Chinese breeds in central and south-central China, while Himalayan breeds along the Himalayas, in Xinjiang, and in Central Asia. Female Himalayan has a weaker eyebrow than female Siberian Rubythroat, and is darker overall.

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