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Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata [Pallas, 1764]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
BTO Codes:
SF , SPOFL
EURING No:
13350
Number in Britain:
59 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
RED
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Depleted
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
striata recorded in Britain (of 7 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
24 cm
Weight:
M/F: 17 g
Scientific name from:
L.: musca =a fly + capere =to seize
and L.: stria =a line
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Europe, w&c Asia, WINTERS: Africa
Habitat:
Open woodland, gardens
Diet:
Mainly flying insects (esp. Diptera and Hymenoptera), hunts from perch
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
59 thousand territories
in 2000
Note: Probably now an overestimate
First Record:
1666
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Common in:
Villages, Deciduous Wood
Also found in:
Pasture Farmland, Coniferous Wood
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Average Day of First Arrival:
28 Apr
European Population Size:
Summer:
6 to 10 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
19 x 14 mm
Egg Weight:
1.9 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
186
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
4.26 ± 0.78 (2 - 7) N = 2934
Incubation:
13 - 15 days
13.57 ± 1.88 (11 - 18) N = 2933
by the:
Female
Fledging:
13 - 16 days
14.70 ± 2.15 (11 - 18) N = 4212
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
6 Jun (21 May - 15 Jul)
Number of Broods:
2
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
1401
Adult Survival:
0.493
Juvenile Survival:
0.465 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
7yr10m
(Finland: 11yr 0m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
86.4 ± 2.1
Range
83 - 90 mm, N =1789
Juvenile:
86.0 ± 2.5
82 - 90 mm, N =938
Male:
86.6 ± 2.0
84 - 90 mm, N =251
Female:
85.3 ± 1.7
83 - 88 mm, N =181
Weight
Adult:
14.47 ± 1.22
Range
12.90 - 16.60 g , N =1650
Juvenile:
14.93 ± 4.86
12.80 - 17.40 g , N =845
Male:
14.04 ± 0.95
12.80 - 15.40 g , N =224
Female:
15.15 ± 1.69 .
13.20 - 18.40 g , N =158
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Breacan-sgiobalt
Welsh:
Gwybedog Mannog
Danish:
Brun fluesnapper
Dutch:
Bruine vliegenvanger
Finnish:
Ruskosieppo
French:
Gobemouche brun
German:
Brauner Fliegenschnäpper
Hungarian:
Barna légykapó
Icelandic:
Mökkurgrípur
Irish:
Cuilire Liath
Italian:
Pigliamosche
Norwegian:
Brunfluesnapper
Polish:
Mucholówka szara
Portuguese:
Papa-moscas-pardo
Spanish:
Papamoscas gris
Swedish:
Glasögonflugsnappare
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Clarke, J. 2005 The Spotted What!? Plum Tree Publishing, Cowsden, Worcs.
[598.917 CLA]
See Also:
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