BirdMuscicapidae
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
- Habitat
- Open broadleaf woodland, parks, gardens, orchards, and woodland edge with exposed perches
- IUCN status
- LCLeast Concern
- Wingspan
- ~26 cm
Ecological relationships
Nests in
Pedunculate OakQuercus roburNests in natural cavities and old woodpecker holes in mature oaks.
AspenPopulus tremulaUses Black Woodpecker and Great Spotted Woodpecker cavities in large aspens.
Symbiosis with
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorObligate secondary cavity nester relying on woodpecker-excavated holes.