Asian Brown Flycatcher
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| Muscicapa dauurica Pallas, 1811 |
The Asian Brown Flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica, is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
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.
Asian Brown Flycatcher is a common bird found in open woodland and cultivated areas. It nests in a hole in a tree, laying four eggs which are incubated by the female.
This species is 13cm 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
The male Asian Brown Flycatcher sings a simple melodic song during courtship.
This bird is parastised by the chewing louse Philopterus davuricae.
Reference
- Birds of India by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6