Muscicapa Flycatchers
Muscicapa
Muscicapa is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, and therein to the typical flycatchers of subfamily Muscicapinae. They are widespread across Europe, Africa and Asia with most species occurring in forest and woodland habitats. Several species are migratory, moving south from Europe and northern Asia for the winter.
They are small birds, 9 to 15 cm (3.5 to 5.9 in) in length. They have a large head, short tail and a flattened bill, broader at the base. Their plumage is mostly drab brown or grey and rather plain. Young birds tend to be more spotted or mottled.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Spotted Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa striata
Asian Brown Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa dauurica
African Dusky Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa adusta
Dark-sided Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa sibirica
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa griseisticta
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa muttui
Ferruginous Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa ferruginea
Swamp Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa aquatica
Cassin's Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa cassini
Brown-streaked Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa williamsoni
Gambaga Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa gambagae
Yellow-footed Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa sethsmithi
Little Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa epulata
Sulawesi Brown Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa sodhii
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa randi
Sumba Brown Flycatcher
speciesMuscicapa segregata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 12964.