Spotted Flycatcher

This is an undistinguished looking bird with long wings and tail. The adults have grey-brown upperparts and whitish underparts, with some streaking on the breast. 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 show the spots on the upperparts which give this species its name.

The Spotted Flycatcher is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia, 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 some streaking on the breast. More

Spotted Flycatcher shows excellent egg recognition, and it is likely that it was once a host of the Cuckoo, but became so good at recognising the intruder's eggs that it ceased to be victimised. A contrast to this is the Dunnock, which appears to be a recent Cuckoo host, since it does not show any egg discrimination. The flycatcher's call is a thin, drawn out soft and high pitched tssssseeeeeppppp, slightly descending in pitch. More

* Spotted Flycatcher videos on the Internet Bird Collection * Ageing and sexing (PDF) by Javier Blasco-Zumeta Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia.org - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

The Spotted Flycatcher is about the size of a House Sparrow. The male and females are alike: slim with grey-brown upperparts, whitish underparts with dark streaks on the crown, breast and throat. The bill and legs are both black. Juveniles are similar to the adults but have pale spots on the upperparts. Spotted Flycatcher Spotted Flycatcher Voice - Choose from Quicktime and mp3. More

population declines puts the spotted flycatcher high on the Red List. Where to see them During the breeding season spotted flycatchers can be found throughout the UK, although they are scarce in the far north and west and almost absent from Scottish islands. High densities are found from Devon and Kent as far north as the Dornoch Firth. Best looked for along woodland edges and in parks and gardens. More

spotted flycatcherspotted flycatcher - common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumageMuscicapa grisola, Muscicapa striataflycatcher, Old World flycatcher, true flycatcher - any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the winggenus Muscicapa, Muscicapa - type genus of the Muscicapidae How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. More

Spotted flycatchers are fairly common summer visitors to the larger gardens of East Anglia where buildings, trees and lawns provide their most attractive habitats. These little grey-brown birds often come back year after year to nest in the same niche More

The Spotted Flycatcher is a summer migrant, usually one of the last to appear well into May. It is an unobtrusive bird which can easily be overlooked, especially since its call is weak and undistinguished. Its usual habitat is woods and woodland edges where it can be seen hunting from a favoured perch to which it will often return. More

there were five Spotted Flycatcher, a species I needed for my Cosso l … more → Tags: birding, Cossington Meadows, Hobby, lesser whitethroat Honey Buzzard, Glowworms, Fulmar - July 2009 — 3 comments Charlie Peverett wrote 9 months ago: Birders often say that July is quiet. More

Spotted Flycatcher in Tanzania: "a widespread palearctic migrant October-April". This one at Maweni was in the 'very dry' La Nina conditions of 2008-09. MPGoodey: also two images below. During the previous two northern winters a Spotted Flycatcher roosted every night in our equatorial montane garden. Each day it would forage outside our garden. Catching insects, both 'good' and 'bad', within the neighbours' shambas. Catching flies around the cottage vegetable gardens. More

Spotted flycatcher on twig Spotted flycatcher on twigPrint factsheet Facts - French: Gobemouche Gris Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Muscicapidae. More

Spotted Flycatchers have a thin, squeaky song and call which is distinctive but not very noticeable. They are long-distance migrants; spending the winter in southern Africa and arriving back in the UK to breed in mid-May. Spotted Flycatchers prefer natural habitats, particularly open woodland with large clearings and prominent perches. They readily adapt to parks, cemeteries and gardens, which provide similar feeding opportunities. More

Spotted Flycatchers have declined rapidly and consistently since the 1960s and the CBC/BBS decline is also reflected in the trend revealed by CES. Breeding performance as measured by NRS and CES has tended to improve over this period. Demographic modelling shows that decreases in the annual survival rates of birds in their first year of life are most likely to have driven the decline (Freeman & Crick 2003). More

Spotted Flycatcher also has a streaked forehead, a feature not shown by the African Dusky Flycatcher. The African Dusky Flycatcher has soft, high-pitched "tzeeet" and tsirit calls. Behaviour - The African Dusky Flycatcher builds a cup-shaped nest in a tree cavity a few metres above the ground, and lays two or three green eggs. The hole in the tree is normally reused in the next breeding season. More

The spotted flycatcher was only recently recognised as a species for conservation concern, there has therefore been little conservation work targeted at this bird. However it will have benefited from certain management practices used in broadleaved woodland, such as the creation of broad rides and clearings. Where natural nesting sites are scarce, the provision of artificial nest boxes will aid the spotted flycatcher. More

population declines puts the spotted flycatcher high on the Red List. Where does it live? Breeding They prefer natural habitats, particularly open woodland with ample clearings and prominent perches, but can adapt well to gardens and parks which provide similar feeding opportunities. Where to see it During the breeding season spotted flycatchers can be found throughout the UK, although they are scarce in the far north and west and almost absent from Scottish islands. More

Spotted Flycatchers are birds of open woodlands, parks and gardens. They are found throughout most of Britain and Ireland but are scarcer in the north of Scotland and on the west coast of Ireland. Using information collected by the Common Birds Census we know that Spotted Flycatchers have been declining since the 1960s, and between 1968-1998 the population fell by 79%. More

• Monday, August 24, 2009 - Pied Flycatcher and Spotted Flycatcher on Hayling Island Following a call from Steve I headed down to Hayling Island to connect with the reported Pied Flycatcher at Northney. The bird showed really well for several minutes on a dead branch in the hedge adjacent to the public footpath at SU723037. A Spotted Flycatcher was also present and perched next to the Pied Flycatcher briefly. Pied Flycatcher, Northney, Hayling Island - 24 Aug 09. More

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SPOTTED FLYCATCHER PROJECT - SOUTHERN VILLAGES - BREDON HILL - 2003 (Third year of local community-based survey of Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striatd) J. Clarke. Ivy Cottage, Kemerton, Tewkesbury, Glos. GL20 7HY Background This was the third year of the project. Publicised in local Church magazines and by 'co-ordinators' in each village, the aim was to achieve similar coverage to 2002. More