Spotted Flycatcher
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Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Plitvice Lakes National Park
75 Verified sightings at Plitvice Lakes National Park From 2019 to 2026
10,265 Verified sightings across all 81 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Spotted Flycatcher

The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to Siberia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range.

This is an undistinguished looking bird with long wings and tail. The adults have grey-brown upperparts and whitish underparts, with a streaked crown and breast, giving rise to the bird's common name. The legs are short and black, and the bill is black and has the broad but pointed shape typical of aerial insectivores. Juveniles are browner than adults and have spots on the upperparts.

The spotted flycatcher was described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Motacilla striata. The genus name Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca, a fly and capere, to catch. The specific epithet striata is from the Latin striatus meaning striated.

There are five recognised subspecies all of which winter in southern Africa. The breeding range is given below. M. s. striata (Pallas, 1764) – Europe to west Siberia, northwest Africa M. s. inexpectata Dementiev, 1932 – Crimea (southern... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Plitvice Lakes National Park

European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Collared Flycatcher
LC

Collared Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula albicollis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Whinchat
LC

Whinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola rubetra

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Common Nightingale
LC

Common Nightingale

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia megarhynchos

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
European Stonechat

European Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola rubicola

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Common Redstart
LC

Common Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
European Pied Flycatcher
LC

European Pied Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula hypoleuca

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Northern Wheatear
LC

Northern Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe oenanthe

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Red-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Red-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula parva

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Western Black-eared Wheatear
LC

Western Black-eared Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe hispanica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
2 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~30%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
4 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
~30%
5 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~30%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
7 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~20%
9 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
10 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
11 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~10%
12 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
13 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
14 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
15 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
16 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
17 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
18 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
19 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
20 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
21 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
22 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
23 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~10%
24 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
25 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
26 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
27 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
28 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
29 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
30 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
31 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
32 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
33 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
34 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~10%
35 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~10%
36 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
37 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
38 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
39 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
40 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
41 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
42 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
43 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~10%
44 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
45 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
~10%
46 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
47 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
48 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
49 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
50 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
51 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
52 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
53 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
54 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
55 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
56 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
<5%
57 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
58 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
59 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
60 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
61 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
62 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
63 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
64 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
65 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
66 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
67 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
68 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
69 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
70 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
71 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
72 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
73 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
74 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
75 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
76 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
77 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
78 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
79 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
80 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
81 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Flycatcher in Plitvice Lakes National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Plitvice Lakes National Park, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spotted Flycatcher in Plitvice Lakes National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Flycatcher in Plitvice Lakes National Park in our monthly data.

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