Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata (Pallas, 1764)

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, breeds across the central and western Palearctic and spends the non-breeding season in Africa. It is a passerine in the Old World flycatcher family. Adults are plain in appearance, with grey-brown upperparts and pale underparts, and the crown and breast are marked with streaks that give the bird its name. It has long wings and tail, short black legs, and a black bill that is broad and pointed. Young birds are browner than adults and show spots on the upperparts.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Breeding range: Palearctic: c, w
Nonbreeding range: Africa