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Grey-streaked Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Romy Ocon
Mount Makiling, Laguna Province, Philippines, November 2008
Muscicapa griseisticta

Identification

12·5–14 cm (5-5½ in)

  • Grey overall plumage
  • Brownish-grey crown
  • Dark grey streak on underparts
  • Long wings

Distribution

Asia: found from south-eastern Siberia to north-eastern China; winters to New Guinea and Philippines

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Conspicuously perches in tops of trees in larch forests (where it breeds), forest edges and open areas.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet is not wel recorded, but through to include small invertebrates and berries.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
  3. Wikipedia

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