About the Grey-streaked Flycatcher
The grey-streaked flycatcher or grey-spotted flycatcher 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.
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ID tip
Bradshaw, C.; Jepson, P. J.; Lindsey, N. J. (1991). "Identification of brown flycatchers". British Birds. 84 (12): 527–542. Alström, Per; Hirschfeld, Erik (1991). "Field identification of Brown, Siberian and Grey-streaked Flycatchers". Birding World. 4 (8): 271–278.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Australia, Mongolia, India.
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a passage migrant species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttuiThe brown-breasted flycatcher is 13–14 cm in length and weighs between 10 and 14 g.
Dark-sided FlycatcherMuscicapa sibiricaThe dark-sided flycatcher is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) in overall length.
Ferruginous FlycatcherMuscicapa ferrugineaThe ferruginous flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
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