Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Muscicapa griseisticta
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae
About
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.
Fun Fact
It perches in the open, waiting for passing insects, then flies out up to 20 metres to catch them before returning to its perch and eating them.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Occurs in forests, forest edges and open country with scattered trees in Borneo, the Philippines, Palau, eastern Indonesia and New Guinea.
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance