Grey-streaked Flycatcher
A species of Typical Plain Flycatchers, Also known as Gray-spotted Flycatcher Scientific name : Muscicapa griseisticta Genus : Typical Plain Flycatchers
Grey-streaked Flycatcher, A species of Typical Plain Flycatchers
Also known as:
Gray-spotted Flycatcher
Botanical name: Muscicapa griseisticta
Genus: Typical Plain Flycatchers
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Description General Info
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Description
The grey-streaked flycatcher or grey-spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta) is a small passerine bird breeding in the eastern Palearctic belonging to the genus Muscicapa in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1861. It is a slender, long-winged bird with a length of 13 to 15 cm. It is mainly grey brown above and white below. The breast and flanks are heavily streaked with grey. There is a narrow white bar on the wing and a pale patch between the bill and eye. The bill and feet are black. The eye is large and there is a white eye-ring. The adult male and female are alike but juvenile birds differ in having white spots and dark scaling on the upperparts. It breeds in the vast coniferous forests in north-east China, North Korea and south-east Siberia including Sakhalin and Kamchatka. In spring and autumn it migrates through eastern and southern China, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. In winter it occurs in forests, forest edges and open country with scattered trees in Borneo, the Philippines, Palau, eastern Indonesia and New Guinea. It is a vagrant to Singapore, Vietnam, Alaska and Australia. It perches in the open, waiting for passing insects, then flies out up to 20 metres to catch them before returning to its perch and eating them.
Size
15 cm (6 in)
Colors
Gray
White
Feeding Habits
Grey-streaked Flycatcher primarily feeds on small invertebrates and berries, hunting prey through sallying from perches. Unique to grey-streaked Flycatcher is its preference for aerial acrobatics during feeding, a behavior not typical in similar species.
Habitat
Grey-streaked Flycatcher typically inhabits larch forests and their peripheries, favoring areas where trees intersperse with open spaces. This species is also found in dense deciduous forests at lower elevations, as well as in plantations and substantial urban parks. During the non-breeding season, grey-streaked Flycatcher selects similar environments, including forest edges, clearings, open woodlands, and grasslands dotted with trees. These habitats are frequented up to 1450 meters elevation in New Guinea and 2000 meters in Sulawesi.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird Feeder Type
Platform
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Photo By A.S.Kono , used under CC-BY-SA-3.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world flycatchers Species
Grey-streaked Flycatcher