Muscicapa latirostris
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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. The adult has grey-brown upperparts, which become greyer as the plumage ages, and whitish underparts with brown-tinged flanks. Young birds have scaly brown upperparts, head and breast.
Although usually treated as monotypic if the brown-streaked flycatcher is not included, Rasmussen and Anderton, in Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide argue that populations in the Indian subcontinent and the... Wikipedia →
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Russia · 2024
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Taiwan · 2023
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Xiuying District | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Jinhua | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Ningbo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Brown Flycatcher sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 238 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 120th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Brown Flycatcher in Taipei on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Brown Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
51st of 63
Of the 63 cities where we can rate Asian Brown Flycatcher sightings, Taipei ranks 51st at under 5%. The best odds are in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 40%), Xiuying District (China, about 30%) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Brown Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Taipei (238 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
