Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
GenusMuscicapa (Muscicapa Flycatchers)
SpeciesMuscicapa striata (Spotted Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Vatnajokull National Park

2 Verified sightings at Vatnajokull National Park From 2019 to 2026

10,265 Verified sightings across all 81 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ 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 Vatnajokull National Park

Oenanthe oenanthe

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Erithacus rubecula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Saxicola rubetra

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tarsiger cyanurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Turdus iliacus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Acanthis flammea

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Anthus pratensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Motacilla alba

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Corvus corax

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Plectrophenax nivalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Regulus regulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Troglodytes troglodytes

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

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	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
20	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~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

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Spotted Flycatcher

About the Spotted Flycatcher

Recent sightings of Spotted Flycatcher in Vatnajokull National Park

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Northern Wheatear

European Robin

Whinchat

Red-flanked Bluetail

Redwing

Common Redpoll

Meadow Pipit

White Wagtail

Common Raven

Snow Bunting

Goldcrest

Eurasian Wren

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found