Listen to the spotted flycatcher
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About the spotted flycatcher
The spotted flycatcher is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 24 cm and weigh around 2 g.
What does the spotted flycatcher sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to Siberia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range.
This is an undistinguished looking bird with long wings and tail. The adults have grey-brown upperparts and whitish underparts, with a streaked crown and breast, giving rise to the bird's common name. The legs are short and black, and the bill is black and has the broad but pointed shape typical of aerial insectivores. Juveniles are browner than adults and have spots on the upperparts.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a spotted flycatcher sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the spotted flycatcher on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the spotted flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the spotted flycatcher as “least concern”.
What family does the spotted flycatcher belong to?
The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Skalka, Muráň, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region… by Alexander Kürthy – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q26607 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Spotted flycatcher – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Andrew Easton – Attribution