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Brown Flycatcher
Brown flycatcher may refer to: * Southern shrikebill, a species of flycatcher found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu * Asian brown flycatcher The Asian brown flycatcher (''Muscicapa dauurica'') is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The word ''Muscicapa'' comes from the Latin ''musca'', a fly and ''capere'', to catch. The specific ''dauurica'' refers to Da ..., a species of flycatcher found in southern and eastern Asia, and Indonesia {{Animal common name Birds by common name ...
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Southern Shrikebill
The southern shrikebill (''Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides''), or brown flycatcher, is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized: * ''C. p. pachycephaloides'' - Elliot, 1870: Found on New Caledonia * ''C. p. grisescens'' - Sharpe, 1899: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Banks Islands The Banks Islands (in Bislama ''Bankis'') are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu. Together with the Torres Islands to their northwest, they make up the northernmost province of Torba. The island group lies about north of Maewo, and include ... (Vanuatu) References Clytorhynchus Birds described in 1870 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Monarchidae-stub ...
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Asian Brown Flycatcher
The Asian brown flycatcher (''Muscicapa dauurica'') is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The word ''Muscicapa'' comes from the Latin ''musca'', a fly and ''capere'', to catch. The specific ''dauurica'' refers to Dauria, an area of south-eastern Siberia named after a local nomadic tribe. This is an insectivorous species which breeds in Japan, eastern Siberia and the Himalayas. It is migratory and winters in tropical southern Asia from southern India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. The correct specific epithet for this species is disputed. Description This species is long, including the cocked tail. It is similar in shape to the larger spotted flycatcher, but is relatively longer-tailed. The dark bill is relatively large and broad-based. The adult has grey-brown upperparts, which become greyer as the plumage ages, and whitish underparts with brown-tinged flanks. Young birds have scaly brown upperparts, head and breast. Geographical varia ...
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