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Spotted Flycatcher

(Muscicapa striata)
Note: "Spotted" Flycatcher is a misnomer (striata = "Striated")!
Size: 13.5-15 cm; wing span 23-23.5 cm
Weight: 10-21 g
Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

Click here for a physical description

Taxonomy, classification

See Spotted Flycatcher at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "sarudnyi"(?)

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]

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.

Food, Diet

As their name suggests, Spotted Flycatchers are insect hunters. Most flycatchers hunt for insects from low to mid-level perches.

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 .

These pages are largely based on our own observations and those of our contributors. The structure of these bird pages is explained HERE. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.

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