Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMuscicapa (Muscicapa Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMuscicapa striata (Spotted Flycatcher)
The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to Siberia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range. This is an undistinguished looking bird with long wings and tail. The adults have grey-brown upperparts and whitish underparts, with a streaked crown and breast, giving rise to the bird's common name. The legs are short and black, and the bill is black and has the broad but pointed shape typical of aerial insectivores. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Tatra National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tatra National Park
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Flycatcher in Tatra National Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Tatra National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spotted Flycatcher in Tatra National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Flycatcher in Tatra National Park in our monthly data.