The Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher has two subspecies. A male of F. s. strophiata is grayish with a white band above the eyes and a rufous breast patch, and searches for small invertebrates in forest undergrowth.
A male of F. s. strophiata is grayish overall, with a white band across the forehead and over the eyes, a rufous breast patch, and white patches at the base of the tail.
It eats small invertebrates and forages in the undergrowth, alone or in pairs. Its habitat includes dense or open coniferous and broad-leaved forest and thick secondary scrub.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.