Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata(Pallas, PS, 1764)
English (US) Spotted Flycatcher
The Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Muscicapa striata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1764)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Muscicapa striata striata
- Muscicapa striata inexpectata
- Muscicapa striata neumanni
- Muscicapa striata sarudnyi
- Muscicapa striata mongola
- Muscicapa striata balearica
- Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla striata
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1764)
- Type locality
- Holland.
- Original description
- Adumbratiunculæ. Avium variarum praecedenti elencho insertarum, sed quæ in Systemate Naturæ Illustr. Linnæi nondum extant p.3 no.168
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Little Grey Flycatcher
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Yellow-footed Flycatcher
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Gambaga Flycatcher
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Cassin's Flycatcher
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Swamp Flycatcher
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