Chinese Blue Flycatcher aka Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher
The Chinese Blue is an uncommon migrant visitor to South East Asian countries during the winter period in the Himalayas India and W China. It has distinct blue throat and smaller rufous "v" if any. The one I saw has shining azure shoulder patch and blue breast flank as compared to the Tickell's absence. It flanks or side belly has a yellowish wash color which you will also not see in our resident Tickell's.
It kept to the undergrowth and sat quietly and did not response to my Tickell's call. The thickness of the undergrowth prevented me from getting a closer shot.
Adolph Khor also shot a same bird in Sg Sidim up north of the Peninsula recently. Pls see his posting early of Feb14 - http://worldwilddream.blogspot.com/2014/02/2014-sedim.html . Now you will be wondering whether it may be the same bird moving south until Singapore which will be most likely its last stop.
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