{"id":25393,"date":"2012-11-05T14:27:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:14:33","slug":"spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Spotted Flycatcher\u00a0<i>Muscicapa\u00a0striata<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-266-25393\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1947\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca.jpg\" title=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Greifensee ZH, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Greifensee ZH, Switzerland\" alt=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/thumbs\/thumbs_spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1946\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-4.jpg\" title=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Greifensee ZH, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Greifensee ZH, Switzerland\" alt=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/thumbs\/thumbs_spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1945\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-3.jpg\" title=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Greifensee ZH, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Greifensee ZH, Switzerland\" alt=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/thumbs\/thumbs_spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1944\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-1.jpg\" title=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Greifensee ZH, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Greifensee ZH, Switzerland\" alt=\"Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/thumbs\/thumbs_spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1943\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/juvenile-spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-8.jpg\" title=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Rhein Delta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Rhein Delta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/thumbs\/thumbs_juvenile-spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1942\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/juvenile-spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-7.jpg\" title=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Rhein Delta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Rhein Delta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/thumbs\/thumbs_juvenile-spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1941\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/juvenile-spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-6.jpg\" title=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Rhein Delta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Rhein Delta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/thumbs\/thumbs_juvenile-spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1940\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/juvenile-spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-5.jpg\" title=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Rhein Delta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Rhein Delta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/spotted-flycatcher-muscicapa-striata\/thumbs\/thumbs_juvenile-spotted-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div 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It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range. 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