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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 "sarudnyi"(?)
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Near-frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Near-dorsal view of a Spotted Flycatcher
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Dorsal view of a Spotted Flycatcher looking sideways
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Dorsal view of a Spotted Flycatcher
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher;
note the orange gape and the very light-grey front
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, April 2010]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher on rocky terrain near a pond
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Race "striata"
Photos of Spotted Flycatchers, race "striata", have been obtained by us in Europe.
Race "tyrrhenica"
Photos of Spotted Flycatchers, race "tyrrhenica", have been obtained by us in Europe.
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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.
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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
.