Spotted Flycatcher

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q26607
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Summary

Spotted Flycatcher is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,836 views/month, #1,537 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Muscicapa[5]
  • Endemic to: Neora Valley National Park[6], Thol Lake[7], Sunderbans Wildlife National Park[8]
  • Taxon name: Muscicapa striata[9]
  • Commons category: Muscicapa striata[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Muscicapa striata[11]
  • Commons gallery: Muscicapa striata[12]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[13]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[14]
  • Original combination: Motacilla striata[15]
  • Short name: M. striata[16]
  • Taxon common name: Spotted Flycatcher[17], Grauschnäpper[18], Papamoscas gris[19], Gobemouche gris[20], Pigliamosche[21], Grauwe Vliegenvanger[22], Grå Fluesnapper[23], Gråfluesnapper[24], Europese Vlieëvanger[25], Серая мухоловка[26], ムナフヒタキ[27], grå flugsnappare[28], harmaasieppo[29], muchołówka szara[30]
  • Wingspan: 24 cm[31]
  • Mass: 1.92 g[32]

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Identifiers

Spotted Flycatcher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 12971[33]. Spotted Flycatcher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1293958[34]. Spotted Flycatcher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2492576[35]. Spotted Flycatcher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 561250[36].

Why It Matters

Spotted Flycatcher has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . threatenedtaxa.org. threatenedtaxa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [35] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salzburgwiki id → 199653
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