Asian Brown Flycatcher

How to identify

Field marks

1. Gray-brown upperparts, becoming grayer as the feathers wear
2. White underparts with a rufous tinge on the flanks
3. Rather large, dark bill with a broad base
4. Relatively longer tail than Spotted Flycatcher

Male, female and young

Sexes show no overall difference; juvenile has rufous scaling on the upperparts, head, and breast.

Voice

Male sings a simple, melodious song during courtship.

Similar species

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher is larger, with a relatively shorter tail.

Where and when it's recorded

Asian Brown Flycatcher has been recorded at 1,526 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 24 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Nanhui DongtanChina1,260 records
2. Singapore Botanic GardensSingapore1,202 records
3. Matsu – Dongyin Vegetable FarmChina962 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaThailandSingaporeIndiaMalaysiaCambodiaVietnamSri Lanka

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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