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Spotted Flycatcher
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Bird · Muscicapidae

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Bird call

© Louis-Marie Gourmelon / XC1149828 / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Facts

Habitat
Open broadleaf woodland, parks, gardens, orchards, and woodland edge with exposed perches
IUCN status
LC (Least Concern)
Wingspan
~26 cm
Spotted Flycatcher plumage
Plumage · (c) Anastasiia Samokhvalova, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Ecological relationships

Nests in

  • Pedunculate OakQuercus robur

    Nests in natural cavities and old woodpecker holes in mature oaks.

  • AspenPopulus tremula

    Uses Black Woodpecker and Great Spotted Woodpecker cavities in large aspens.

Symbiosis with