Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata

Features

Among small songbirds, the spotted flycatcher has one distinctive feature; it immediately recognises an egg planted there by a cuckoo.

Species	Bird
Living space	Conifer forest, Deciduous forest
Size	14 cm
Weight	15 g

Description

The spotted flycatcher is a small, predominantly forest songbird. Most often, we see it sitting upright on a fence or a dry branch, from where it springs to catch insects, and then sits down again on the prowl or in its vicinity. It is also characterised by twitching with its wings and tail. Its upperpart is grey and the underpart is white. It has drape and brown longitudinal lines along its chest.