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Gray-Streaked Flycatcher

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Muscicapa griseisticta

The grey-streaked flycatcher, or grey-spotted flycatcher, is a small passerine breeding in the eastern Palearctic, first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1861. It is a slender, long-winged bird 13 to 15 cm long, mainly grey-brown above and white below, with streaking on the breast and flanks (Wikipedia, general species account). The grey-streaked flycatcher or grey-spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta) is a small passerine bird breeding in the eastern Palearctic belonging to the genus Muscicapa in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. (Wikipedia, general species account).

In winter it occurs in forests, forest edges and open country with scattered trees in Borneo, the Philippines, Palau, eastern Indonesia and New Guinea. The species received its first scientific description by Robert Swinhoe in 1861. It is a slender, long-winged bird with a length of 13 to 15 cm. It is mainly grey brown above and white below. The breast and flanks are heavily streaked with grey. There is a narrow white bar on the wing and a pale patch between the bill and eye. (Wikipedia, general species account).

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