Dark-sided Flycatcher
A species of Typical Plain Flycatchers Scientific name : Muscicapa sibirica Genus : Typical Plain Flycatchers
Dark-sided Flycatcher, A species of Typical Plain Flycatchers
Botanical name: Muscicapa sibirica
Genus: Typical Plain Flycatchers
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Description
It is 13 to 14 cm long. The upperparts are plain and dark grey-brown apart from a pale wingbar and pale edging to the tertial feathers. The breast and flanks have a variable amount of streaky dark grey-brown. This is unlike the similar Asian brown flycatcher which has rather plain pale underparts and the grey-streaked flycatcher which is white below with distinct grey streaks. Dark-sided flycatchers have a pale submoustachial stripe and a dark malar stripe which outlines the white throat and half-collar. The centre of the lower breast and belly is white while the undertail-coverts are white with dark centres to the feathers. The bill is short and dark and the feet are black. The eye is large and has a whitish ring around it. The wings are long with a longer primary projection than the Asian brown flycatcher. The adults of both sexes are alike but juveniles have pale spots on the upperparts, a mottled breast and buff tips to the wing-coverts. The song is a series of thin, high-pitched notes with trills and whistles. The call is a metallic tinkling. 
Size
13 cm (5.25 in)
Colors
Black
Gray
White
Feeding Habits
Dark-sided Flycatcher primarily consume insects. They forage by catching prey mid-air or from foliage. Their diet may exhibit unique preferences for certain insects, utilizing agile flight manoeuvers. Behavior is adapted to exploit available food sources.
Habitat
Dark-sided Flycatcher inhabits montane and submontane evergreen forests, including regions with rhododendron, coniferous, and mixed coniferous-deciduous trees. This species is also found in Siberian taiga forests dominated by spruces, often near water sources and amidst willows. During breeding, dark-sided Flycatcher can be present up to 4000 meters in China, 1400–2400 meters in Japan, and at varying elevations in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. On migration, it may utilize coastal scrubs, plantations, parks, and large gardens. In winter, dark-sided Flycatcher typically resides in lowland mature and secondary forests, frequently occupying the canopy layer of trees.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
Bird Feeder Type
Platform
Behavior
Like other flycatchers, its feeding technique is to perch on an exposed branch and wait. When an insect flies past, the bird dashes out to snatch it. It builds a cup-shaped nest 2 to 18 metres above the ground, on the branch of a tree or sometimes in a hole. Three to five eggs are laid; these are pale green with reddish markings.
Distribution Area
The subspecies M. s. sibirica breeds in south-east Siberia westward to beyond Lake Baikal as well as in Mongolia, north-east China, North Korea and Japan (Hokkaidō and northern Honshū). M. s. rothschildi breeds in western China and Myanmar. M. s. gulmergi occurs from Afghanistan to Kashmir with M. s. cacabata from the eastern Himalayas to south-east Tibet and perhaps Myanmar. The wintering range includes north-east India, Bangladesh, southern China, Taiwan and South-east Asia as far as Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines (Palawan and Culion). Vagrant birds have been recorded in Alaska, Iceland and Bermuda. It inhabits coniferous and mixed forest and woodland and is sometimes seen in plantations, parks and gardens. It typically occurs in mountainous regions, reaching 4000 metres above sea-level in some areas.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world flycatchers Species
Dark-sided Flycatcher 
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