Muscicapa dauurica (*)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Muscicapoidea
Familia: Muscicapidae
Genus: Muscicapa
Species: Muscicapa dauurica
Subspecies: M. d. dauurica – M. d. poonensis – M. d. siamensis
Name
Muscicapa dauurica Pallas, 1811
Synonymy
Muscicapa grisola dauurica (protonym)
Muscicapa latirostris Raffles, 1822
References
Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica 1: 461.
Mlíkovský, J. 2012. Correct name for the Asian Brown Flycatcher (Aves: Muscicapidae, Muscicapa). Zootaxa 3393: 53–56. Preview Reference page.
Dickinson, E.C., Schodde, R., Kullander, S., Crochet, P.A., Elliott, A., & Kirwan, G.M. 2014. Correcting the "correct" name for the Asian brown flycatcher (Aves: Passeriformes, Muscicapidae, Muscicapa). Zootaxa 3869(3): 343–347. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.3.8 Paywall. ResearchGate Open access Reference page.
Vernacular names
Ελληνικά: Καστανομυγοχάφτης
English: Asian Brown Flycatcher
suomi: Ruskosieppo
magyar: Barna légykapó
日本語: コサメビタキ
한국어: 쇠솔딱새
svenska: Glasögonflugsnappare
中文: 北灰鹟
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.[3]
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.[4][5]
Description
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.
Geographical variation
Asian brown flycatcher near Coimbatore, India
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 Andaman Islands should be regarded as a separate subspecies, poonensis, from the nominate race which occupies most of the species' range. They describe poonensis as paler and browner above, with a deeper bill, and mostly pale lower mandible, a more mottled throat, breast and flanks (in fresh plumage), less contrastingly white "spectacles" and throat, and perhaps a more rounded wing.[6]
Mai Po, Hong Kong
Asian Brown Flycatcher - Muscicapa dauurica.jpg
Behaviour
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.
The male Asian brown flycatcher sings a simple melodic song during courtship.
This bird is parasitised by the chewing louse Philopterus davuricae.
Vagrancy
The Asian brown flycatcher is an extremely rare vagrant to Western Europe. Records have come from Britain, Denmark, and Sweden, and in addition, there are unproven claims from Ireland, Faeroe, and Norway.[citation needed]
Britain
On 3 October 2007 a first winter brown flycatcher was discovered at Flamborough Head, East Riding of Yorkshire which attracted hundreds of birdwatchers during its stay which lasted until dusk of the following day.[citation needed] This looks set to become the first accepted record. A previous record, on Fair Isle, on 1–2 July 1992 [7] was regarded by the BOURC as not definitely of wild origin.[citation needed] A bird had also been claimed on Holy Island, Northumberland on 9 September 1956, but the identification was not accepted with beyond doubt.[citation needed]
References
BirdLife International (2019). "Muscicapa dauurica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22709207A155604003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22709207A155604003.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
"Asian Brown Flycatcher". Avibase.
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. pp. 131, 260. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4..
Mlíkovský, J. (2012). "Correct name for the Asian Brown Flycatcher (Aves:Muscicapidae, Muscicapa)". Zootaxa. 3393: 53–56. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3393.1.4.
Dickinson, E.C.; et al. (2014). "Correcting the "correct" name for the Asian Brown Flycatcher (Aves: Passeriformes, Muscicapidae, Muscicapa)". Zootaxa. 3869 (3): 343–347. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3869.3.8. PMID 25283921.
Rasmussen, Pamela C. and John C. Anderton (2005) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide ISBN 84-87334-67-9
Harvey, Paul (1992) The brown flycatcher on Fair Isle - a new British bird Birding World 5(7):252-255
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muscicapa dauurica.
Wikispecies has information related to Muscicapa latirostris.
Alström, Per; Hirschfeld, Erik (1991). "Field identification of Brown, Siberian and Grey-streaked Flycatchers". Birding World. 4 (8): 271–278.
Bradshaw, C.; Jepson, P.J.; Lindsey, N.J. (1991). "Identification of brown flycatchers" (PDF). British Birds. 84 (12): 527–542.
Leader, P.J. (2010). "Brown, Siberian and Grey-streaked Flycatchers: identification and ageing" (PDF). British Birds. 103: 658–671.
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