Prakruti Parichay
MuscicapidaeMuscicapa

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

13–13 cmVery Small
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Breeds in Himalayan foothills and hills of Cand W India; winters in S, Cand E India and Sri Lanka. I D Grey-brown with short tail, large head, and huge eye with prominent eye - ring. From Dark-sided by larger bill with more extensive orange base to lower mandible, shorter primary projection. and paler underparts (with light grey-brown wash to breast and flanks). Juvenile has prominent buffish spotting on upperparts, whitish underparts with fine dark scaling on breast. and creamy-white wing-bar. Open subtropical broadleaved forest, plantations, groves and wooded areas.

Colour

GreyBrownWhiteOrange
Average size
13 cm
Habitat
Open subtropical broadleaved forest, plantations, groves and wooded areas.
Behaviour
Breeds in Himalayan foothills and hills of Cand W India, winters in S, Cand E India and Sri Lanka.

About this bird

Breeds in Himalayan foothills and hills of Cand W India; winters in S, Cand E India and Sri Lanka. I D Grey-brown with short tail, large head, and huge eye with prominent eye - ring. From Dark-sided by larger bill with more extensive orange base to lower mandible, shorter primary projection. and paler underparts (with light grey-brown wash to breast and flanks). Juvenile has prominent buffish spotting on upperparts, whitish underparts with fine dark scaling on breast. and creamy-white wing-bar. Open subtropical broadleaved forest, plantations, groves and wooded areas.

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Asian Brown Flycatcher is bigger than Common Stonechat but smaller than Twlte.

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Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

13–13 cm