Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
Monticola gularis
Family: Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Status: Vagrant · Size: 18–19.5 cm · Conservation: Least Concern
Breeds across Siberia and northeastern China to North Korea; winters in southern China, Indochina, and the Thai-Malay Peninsula.
Male has rufous-chestnut lores, malar, rump, and underparts, with a white throat and wing patch, and bluish crown and nape. Female is greyish-brown with blackish bars and scaling on the upperparts and underparts, a whitish throat and submoustachial stripe, and a small whitish patch behind the ear-coverts. Juvenile resembles female but is more heavily marked.
Open forest, secondary growth, and woodland edges.
Forages on the floor of the forest or in small trees, including along paths and at the edge of quiet stretches of road through forest.