A press statement issued by the Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) said Badri Chaudhary, Som GC, Tika Giri and Dr. Hem Sagar Baral, ornithologists affiliated to BCN have identified the bird, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Ficedula parva for the first time.

The statement also mentioned that Nepal Rare Birds Committee, a committee that reviews the authenticity of such claims in Nepal, had approved the records submitted by the observers.

The bird, recorded in riverine forests along the eastern embankment of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, is believed to be only a rare passage migrant and scarce winter visitor to Nepal in low numbers.

The new species has increased the total number of bird species found in Nepal to 862.