Brown-streaked Flycatcher
Muscicapa williamsoni
The Brown-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa williamsoni) is a rare chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found in 6 countries. The brown-streaked flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
About the Brown-streaked Flycatcher
The brown-streaked flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, northern peninsular Malaysia, and northeast Borneo. Some authorities consider it to be a subspecies of the Asian brown flycatcher. In 2020, a vagrant was sighted 300 km (190 mi) south of the Australian town of Broome and its identity was confirmed from DNA analysis of the droppings of the bird. The species has a rufescent plumage in the breeding season and then becomes drab. The species name is after the collector Sir Walter James Franklin Williamson.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, with peak activity in August. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- What does a Brown-streaked Flycatcher look like?
- The brown-streaked flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
- Where can you see a Brown-streaked Flycatcher?
- The Brown-streaked Flycatcher occurs in 6 countries, including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
- What birds look similar to a Brown-streaked Flycatcher?
- The Brown-streaked Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Gambaga Flycatcher, the Little Grey Flycatcher and the Yellow-footed Flycatcher.
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