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Spotted FlycatcherNote: "Spotted" Flycatcher is a misnomer (striata = "Striated")! ![]() Size: 13.5-15 cm; wing span 23-23.5 cm Weight: 10-21 g |
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Photos |
Race "striata"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher looking sideways
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, September 2019]
Frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher looking sideways
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, September 2018]
Frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher looking sideways
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Harlesiel, Ostfriesland, Germany, June 2021]
Frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher looking sideways
(photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Normandy, France, June 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, September 2018]
Near-lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malinowo, Masovia, Poland, August 2016]
Near-lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2018]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher looking towards the observer
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, August 2018]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher looking towards the observer
(photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Tirana, Albania, August 2021]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Oslo airport, Oslo, Norway, June 2018]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Tirana, Albania, August 2021]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, September 2018]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Oslo airport, Oslo, Norway, June 2018]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Brok, Masovia, Poland, August 2016]
Lateral/ventral view of a Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, July 2014]
Lateral/ventral view of a Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Brok, Masovia, Poland, August 2016]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Brok, Masovia, Poland, August 2016]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Spotted Flycatcher looking for prey
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Brok, Masovia, Poland, August 2016]
Dorsal view of a Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2018]
Dorsal view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Brok, Masovia, Poland, August 2016]
Direct comparison of a Spotted Flycatcher with a male
House Sparrow
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malinowo, Masovia, Poland, August 2016]
Lateral/ventral view of a Spotted Flycatcher in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2018]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal/ventral view of a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher; note
the yellow gape
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, September 2019]
Adult Spotted Flycatcher, centre, and two juveniles, left and right;
note the vermiculation on the front and the spots on the ends of the
wing coverts
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, August 2014]
Race "tyrrhenica"
Note that based on DNA studies it has been proposed to separate the two insular races "tyrrhenica" and "balearica" into a new species, the "Mediterranean Flycatcher" (Muscicapa tyrrhenica).
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Cala Gonone, eastern Sardinia, Italy, June 2016]
Near-lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of
D. Wilczynska)
[Near Cala Gonone, eastern Sardinia, Italy, June 2016]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of
D. Wilczynska)
[Near Cala Gonone, eastern Sardinia, Italy, June 2016]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Cala Gonone, eastern Sardinia, Italy, June 2016]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Adult Spotted Flycatcher, right, with a dependent juvenile, left
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Cala Gonone, eastern Sardinia, Italy, June 2016]
Adult Spotted Flycatcher, top, with two dependent juveniles,
below (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Cala Gonone, eastern Sardinia, Italy, June 2016]
Near-frontal view of a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Cala Gonone, eastern Sardinia, Italy, June 2016]
Near-lateral view of a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Cala Gonone, eastern Sardinia, Italy, June 2016]
Near-lateral view of a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Cala Gonone, eastern Sardinia, Italy, June 2016]
Race "sarudnyi"
Photos of Spotted Flycatchers, race "sarudnyi"(?), have previously been obtained by us in Oman.
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Food, Diet |
As their name suggests, Spotted Flycatchers are insect hunters. Most flycatchers hunt for insects from low to mid-level perches.
Frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher with its prey, a flying insect
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, July 2014]
Near-dorsal view of a Spotted Flycatcher with its prey, a flying
insect (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Brok, Masovia, Poland, August 2016]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
spotfly_dw_20160813.m4a | (Poland) | Contact calls? | © DW |
More Spotted Flycatcher sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.