About the Ashy-breasted Flycatcher
The ashy-breasted flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found only on the islands of Negros and Luzon. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests where it rarely observed. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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It was formerly conspecific with the Asian brown flycatcher and the Sumba flycatcher. It is differentiated from the Asian brown flycatcher, which is migratory and may be found in the same areas by its shorter wings as the Ashy-breasted is a forest endemic and does not migrate. It also has a slightly longer and orange lower mandible.
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Where the Ashy-breasted Flycatcher lives
When to see the Ashy-breasted Flycatcher
Peak activity in December · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Sulawesi Streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa sodhiiThe Sulawesi streaked flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.
Sumba Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa segregataThe Sumba brown flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Yellow-footed FlycatcherMuscicapa sethsmithiThe yellow-footed flycatcher or yellow-footed alseonax is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
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