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Spotted Flycatcher

Also known as Muscicapa striata

species of bird

AI overview

The Spotted Flycatcher is a small bird species that catches insects in mid-air, named for the spotted markings on its plumage. It matters as a common breeding bird in Europe and Asia whose population changes can indicate the health of insect populations and broader environmental conditions.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 278 inbound references to Spotted Flycatcher, and connects out to Europe, Ukraine and Africa.

It sits within the topics Birds described in 1764, Birds of Europe and Birds of West Asia.

Vinony links it to 69 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

spotted flycatcher

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMuscicapidae

Observations37,908

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Mass: 1.92
Image: SpottedFlycatcheronfence.jpg

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taxon name: Muscicapa striata
Commons category: Muscicapa striata
Commons gallery: Muscicapa striata
wingspan: 24
litter size: 3.5
egg incubation period: 14
short name: M. striata
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c
taxon common name: Papamoscas Gris
taxon author citation: (Pallas, 1764)

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Encyclopedic overview

The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to Siberia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range.

This is an undistinguished looking bird with long wings and tail. The adults have grey-brown upperparts and whitish underparts, with a streaked crown and breast, giving rise to the bird's common name. The legs are short and black, and the bill is black and has the broad but pointed shape typical of aerial insectivores. Juveniles are browner than adults and have spots on the upperparts.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Spotted Flycatcher” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.