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

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.

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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