Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica)
About the Asian Brown Flycatcher
The Asian brown flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The word Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca, a fly and capere, to catch. The specific dauurica refers to Dauria, an area of south-eastern Siberia named after a local nomadic tribe. This is an insectivorous species which breeds in Japan, eastern Siberia and the Himalayas. It is migratory and winters in tropical southern Asia from southern India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. The correct specific epithet for this species is disputed. This species is 13 cm (5.1 in) long, including the cocked tail. It is similar in shape to the larger spotted flycatcher, but is relatively longer-tailed. The dark bill is relatively large and broad-based.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 232 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Dusky-blue FlycatcherMuscicapa comitatarecording
- Mediterranean FlycatcherMuscicapa tyrrhenicarecording
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.