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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
12-13 cm.
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12–14 cm (4 & 3/4 Inches)
 
*Upperparts - Fresh plumage grey-brown, increasingly greyer as plumage wears
 
*Upperparts - Fresh plumage grey-brown, increasingly greyer as plumage wears
 
*Whitish underparts
 
*Whitish underparts
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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.  
 
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.  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Three subspecies recognised:
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Also called ''Muscicapa latirostris''.<br />
* ''M. d. dauurica'' from [[Siberia]] to [[Japan]], southern [[China]] and [[India]], winters to [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]]
 
* ''M. d. siamensis'' in northern [[Thailand]] and [[Vietnam]]
 
* ''M. d. umbrosa'' in northeast [[Borneo]]
 
 
[[Brown-streaked Flycatcher]] was formerly included in this species.<br />
 
[[Brown-streaked Flycatcher]] was formerly included in this species.<br />
 
[[Ashy-breasted Flycatcher]] has been considered conspecific with this species in the past.
 
[[Ashy-breasted Flycatcher]] has been considered conspecific with this species in the past.
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====Subspecies====
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Clements recognizes two subspecies[[#References|[1]]].
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* ''M. d. dauurica'' breeds in [[Siberia]] and southeastern [[Russia]] (from Yenisey River east to Amurland and Ussuriland and Sakhalin Island), northern [[Mongolia]], northeastern [[China]], [[North Korea]], the southern Kuril Islands, and [[Japan]]; winters in southern China (Yunnan, Guangdong, Hainan), [[Taiwan]] (scarce), southeastern [[Asia]] (west to western [[Myanmar]]), [[the Philippines]], and the [[Greater Sundas]]
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* ''M. d. siamensis'' southern [[Myanmar]] (northern Tenasserim), western and northwestern [[Thailand]], and southern [[Vietnam]] (southern Annam)
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==Habitat==
 
==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.
 
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==
 
==Behaviour==
It nests in a tree hole; 4 eggs are laid which are incubated by the female.
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====Breeding====
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It nests in a tree hole. The clutch consists of 4 eggs which are incubated by the female.
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====Diet====
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Their diet is not fully recorded but consists of invertebrates such as beetles, stoneflies and wasps.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker12V3.2}}#Wikipedia
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
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#Wikipedia
 
#BF Member observations
 
#BF Member observations
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Muscicapa+dauurica}}  
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{{GSearch|"Muscicapa dauurica" {{!}} "Asian Brown Flycatcher"}}
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{{GS-checked}}1
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Muscicapa]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Muscicapa]]

Latest revision as of 01:04, 10 October 2023

Photo by Rosnan_yahya
Johore, Malaysia, Oct 2004
Muscicapa dauurica

Identification

12–14 cm (4 & 3/4 Inches)

  • 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.

Photo by Rosnan_yahya
Johore, Malaysia, October 2005

Distribution

Breeds from southern Siberia to India and east to northern China and Japan, further south from Thailand to Vietnam and Borneo.

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.

Taxonomy

Also called Muscicapa latirostris.
Brown-streaked Flycatcher was formerly included in this species.
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher has been considered conspecific with this species in the past.

Subspecies

Clements recognizes two subspecies[1].

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

Breeding

It nests in a tree hole. The clutch consists of 4 eggs which are incubated by the female.

Diet

Their diet is not fully recorded but consists of invertebrates such as beetles, stoneflies and wasps.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
  4. Wikipedia
  5. BF Member observations

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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