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Gray-streaked Flycatcher

Flycatchers, Fantails & Shamas

Muscicapa griseisticta

Also known as: Grey-streaked Flycatcher

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Forest edge, gardens, open woodland

Range

Breeds NE Asia; winters Southeast Asia

Clutch size

4–5 eggs

Incubation period

About 12–14 days

Size

Small (13.5–14.5cm)

Wingspan

~24–26cm

Weight

~15–20g

A plain grey-brown flycatcher with heavy dark streaking on the breast and flanks and a long primary projection, superficially similar to other Muscicapa flycatchers.

A winter visitor and passage migrant to Borneo from its breeding range in northeast Asia, typically seen perching upright on exposed branches to sally after flying insects.

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