Spotted flycatcher
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q26607
Library of congress:
sh2005004264
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Clarke, J. The spotted what!?, 2005:p. 5 (Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata)
- Fauna Europaea, via WWW, Dec. 11, 2006(Muscicapa striata. Taxonomic rank: Species. Taxonomic status: valid. Original genus: Motacilla)
- ITIS, Dec. 11, 2006(Muscicapa striata (Pallas, 1764) - valid)
- Avibase Web site, Dec. 11, 2006(Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata). Other synonyms: Brown-streaked Flycatcher, European Spotted Flycatcher. Muscicapa striata has 7 subspecies: Muscicapa striata striata, Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica, Muscicapa striata neumanni, Muscicapa striata inexpectata, Muscicapa striata balearica, Muscicapa striata mongola, Muscicapa striata sarudnyi)
- The Internet bird collection, Dec. 11, 2006(Muscicapa striata, Spotted Flycatcher)
- Birdlife International Web site, 30 June 2005:data zone, species (Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata)
- RSPB Web site, 30 June 2005:A-Z of UK birds (Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata)
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Wikipedia description:
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.
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