Muscicapa - sieppoja / Muscicapa flycatchers

(1.) Ferrugineous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea 25.4.2006 Dayling, Taiwan

(2.) Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui 11.12.2003 Goa, India

(3.) Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica. May 2002 Beidaihe, Hebei, China.

(4.) Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa daurica daurica May 2002 Beidaihe, Hebei, China. Compare to previous photo and note that Dark-sided has clearly fresher tertials and primaries during spring migration.

(5.) Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa daurica daurica May 2002 Beidaihe, Hebei, China.

(6.) Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa daurica poonensis 11.12.2003 Goa, India

(7.) Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa daurica poonensis 11.12.2003 Goa, India

(8.) Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa daurica poonensis 11.12.2003 Goa, India. According to Rasmussen & Anderton 2005 Birds of South Asia, poonensis is paler and browner above than nominate, has deeper bill and mostly pale lower mandible, more mottled throat, breast and flanks, less contrastingly white spectacles and throat. This individual really shows some of these characters.

(9.) Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta. 27.4.2006 Yehliao, Taiwan.