Brown-streaked flycatcher

The brown-streaked flycatcher (Muscicapa williamsoni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, northern peninsular Malaysia, and northeast Borneo.[1] Some authorities consider it to be a subspecies of the Asian brown flycatcher. In 2020, a vagrant was sighted 300 km (190 mi) south of the Australian town of Broome and its identity was confirmed from DNA analysis from the droppings of the bird.[2] The species has a rufescent plumage in the breeding season and then becomes drab.[3] The species name is after the collector Sir Walter James Franklin Williamson.

Brown-streaked flycatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Muscicapa
Species:
M. williamsoni
Binomial name
Muscicapa williamsoni
Deignan, 1957

References

  1. Deignan, H.G. (1957). "A new flycatcher from southeastern Asia, with remarks on Muscicapa latirostris Raffles". Ibis. 99: 340–344.
  2. Collins, Ben (2021-02-13). "'Game-changing': Poo and a strange song lead twitchers to a new bird species for Australia". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  3. Wells, D. R. (1977). "Muscicapa williamsoni Deignan: a reappraisal". Bull. Brit. Orn. Club. 97: 83–97.
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