Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMuscicapa (Muscicapa Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMuscicapa striata (Spotted Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Black Wheatear
Oenanthe leucura
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Western Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Flycatcher in Sierra Nevada National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 265 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Flycatcher in Sierra Nevada National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Flycatcher in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.