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;[[:Category:Muscicapa|Muscicapa]] dauurica | ;[[:Category:Muscicapa|Muscicapa]] dauurica | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 13 cm. | + | 12-13 cm. |
| − | + | *Upperparts - Fresh plumage grey-brown, increasingly greyer as plumage wears | |
| + | *Whitish underparts | ||
| + | *Brown-tinged flanks | ||
| + | *Dark bill (relatively large and broad-based)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Young''' birds: scaly brown upperparts, head and breast. | ||
| + | [[Image:5715DSCN9471.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Rosnan_yahya|Rosnan_yahya}}<br />Johore, [[Malaysia]], October 2005]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Breeds from southern [[Siberia]] to [[India]] and east to northern [[China]] and [[Japan]] | + | '''Breeds''' from southern [[Siberia]] to [[India]] and east to northern [[China]] and [[Japan]]. |
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| − | + | '''Winters''' from India to China, the [[Philippines]], South-East [[Asia]] and [[Indonesia]]. Leaves breeding areas from mid Aug and return in May and early Jun. | |
| + | In the Western Palearctic recorded as a '''vagrant''' in [[Denmark]] (Sep 1959),[[ Sweden]] (September 1986) and also reported in [[Turkey]] (May 1990). A record from [[Germany]] (Heligoland, August 1982) is generally regarded as an escape and others from the [[Faroes]], [[Ireland]] and [[Norway]] are considered inadequately documented. Recorded in [[Britain]] in [[Northumberland]] in September 1956 and a first-summer bird on [[Fair Isle]], [[Shetland]] in July 1992 but both are generally considered escapes. | ||
==Taxonony== | ==Taxonony== | ||
| − | As treated here this species is monotypic.<br /> | + | As treated here this species is monotypic.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup><br /> |
[[Ashy-breasted Flycatcher]] and[[ Brown-streaked Flycatcher]] have been considered conspecific with this species in the past. The first split is widely accepted, the second not by every authority. | [[Ashy-breasted Flycatcher]] and[[ Brown-streaked Flycatcher]] have been considered conspecific with this species in the past. The first split is widely accepted, the second not by every authority. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Open woodland of deciduous trees or sometimes conifers, parks and large gardens, plantations and orchards. On passage frequently in cultivated and even completely treeless areas. | + | Open woodland of deciduous trees or sometimes mangroves, conifers, parks and large gardens, plantations and orchards up to 1500m. On passage frequently in cultivated and even completely treeless areas. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | It nests in a hole | + | It nests in a tree hole; 4 eggs are laid which are incubated by the female. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia |
| − | + | #BF Member observations | |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Muscicapa+dauurica}} | {{GSearch|Muscicapa+dauurica}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Muscicapa]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Muscicapa]] | ||
Revision as of 20:40, 3 July 2009
- Muscicapa dauurica
Identification
12-13 cm.
- Upperparts - Fresh plumage grey-brown, increasingly greyer as plumage wears
- Whitish underparts
- Brown-tinged flanks
- Dark bill (relatively large and broad-based)
Young birds: scaly brown upperparts, head and breast.
Distribution
Breeds from southern Siberia to India and east to northern China and Japan.
Winters from India to China, the Philippines, South-East Asia and Indonesia. Leaves breeding areas from mid Aug and return in May and early Jun.
In the Western Palearctic recorded as a vagrant in Denmark (Sep 1959),Sweden (September 1986) and also reported in Turkey (May 1990). A record from Germany (Heligoland, August 1982) is generally regarded as an escape and others from the Faroes, Ireland and Norway are considered inadequately documented. Recorded in Britain in Northumberland in September 1956 and a first-summer bird on Fair Isle, Shetland in July 1992 but both are generally considered escapes.
Taxonony
As treated here this species is monotypic.[1]
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher andBrown-streaked Flycatcher have been considered conspecific with this species in the past. The first split is widely accepted, the second not by every authority.
Habitat
Open woodland of deciduous trees or sometimes mangroves, conifers, parks and large gardens, plantations and orchards up to 1500m. On passage frequently in cultivated and even completely treeless areas.
Behaviour
It nests in a tree hole; 4 eggs are laid which are incubated by the female.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Asian Brown Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Asian_Brown_Flycatcher
