Muscicapa striata [tyrrhenica or balearica] (Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean))

Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean)

Muscicapa striata [tyrrhenica or balearica] (= Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica) Schiebel, G 1910

The Mediterranean flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds on the Balearic Islands, Corsica and Sardinia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa. The International Ornithologists' Union has split the species from the spotted flycatcher, but other taxonomic authorities considered it still conspecific. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Muscicapa
Scientific:
  Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica

Original description

Citation:
Schiebel, G 1910

Reference:
Orn. Jahrbuch. 21 p.102

Protonym:
Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica

Type locality:
Corsica.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209489#page/122/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
CBFA2D2B5AC1D22F

Avibase ID:
avibase-CBFA2D2B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CBFA2D2B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 921412

English:
Spotted Flycatcher [tyrrhenica or balearica]
Afrikaans:
Meditereense Vlieëvanger
Arabic:
خاطف الذباب المرقط (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Azerbaijani:
Boz milçəkqapan (tyrrhenica/balearica yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Сива мухоловка (ssp. tyrrhenica/balearica)
Catalan:
Papamosques gris (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Czech:
lejsek šedý (ssp. tyrrhenica/balearica)
Danish:
Tyrrhensk Fluesnapper
German:
Grauschnäpper (Mittelmeer-Grauschnäpper)
Greek:
Σταχτομυγοχάφτης (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Spanish:
Papamoscas Gris (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Spanish (Spain):
Papamoscas gris (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Basque:
Euli-txori grisa (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Persian:
مگس ‌گیر خالدار (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Finnish:
harmaasieppo (tyrrhenica/balearica)
French:
Gobemouche gris [tyrrhenica ou balearica]
Hebrew:
חטפית אפורה (מערב הים התיכון)
Croatian:
siva muharica (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Hungarian:
Szürke légykapó (Mediterrán)
Icelandic:
Grágrípur (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Italian:
Pigliamosche tirrenico
Japanese (romaji):
munafuhitaki (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Japanese:
ムナフヒタキ（tyrrhenica／balearica）
Lithuanian:
Pilkoji musinukė (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Nepali:
तालुधर्से अर्जुनाक (Mediterranean)
Dutch:
Grauwe vliegenvanger (Mediterrane vliegenvanger)
Norwegian:
gråfluesnapper (tyrrhenica/balearica) (tyrrenfluesnapper)
Polish:
muchołówka szara (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-moscas-cinzento (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Romanian:
Muscar sur (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Russian:
Серая мухоловка (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Slovak:
muchár stredomorský (skup.)
Slovenian:
Sivi muhar (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Serbian:
Siva muharica (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Swedish:
grå flugsnappare (tyrrensk flugsnappare)
Turkish:
Benekli sinekkapan (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Ukrainian:
Мухоловка сіра (підвид tyrrhenica/balearica)
Chinese:
斑鹟 (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Chinese (Traditional):
斑鶲(tyrrhenica/balearica)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Spotted Flycatcher [tyrrhenica or balearica] ( Muscicapa striata [tyrrhenica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Spotted Flycatcher (tyrrhenica) ( Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Spotted Flycatcher [tyrrhenica or balearica] ( Muscicapa striata [tyrrhenica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Spotted Flycatcher [tyrrhenica or balearica] ( Muscicapa striata [tyrrhenica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Spotted Flycatcher [tyrrhenica or balearica] ( Muscicapa striata [tyrrhenica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Spotted Flycatcher [tyrrhenica or balearica] ( Muscicapa striata [tyrrhenica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Spotted Flycatcher [tyrrhenica or balearica] ( Muscicapa striata [tyrrhenica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Spotted Flycatcher [tyrrhenica or balearica] ( Muscicapa striata [tyrrhenica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean) ( Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica/balearica) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean) ( Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica/balearica) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean) ( Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica/balearica) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean) ( Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica/balearica) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean) ( Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica/balearica) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean) ( Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica/balearica) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean) ( Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica/balearica) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean) ( Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica/balearica) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean) ( Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica/balearica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Mediterranean Flycatcher ( Muscicapa tyrrhenica) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Muscicapa striata

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Meditereense Vlieëvanger
Arabic: خاطف الذباب المرقط (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Asturian: Papamosques buxu (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Azerbaijani: Boz milçəkqapan (tyrrhenica/balearica yarımnövü)
Belarusian: Міжземнаморская валасяніца
Bulgarian: Сива мухоловка (ssp. tyrrhenica/balearica)
Catalan: Papamosques balear, Papamosques gris (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Czech: Lejsek sardinský, lejsek šedý (ssp. tyrrhenica/balearica), lejsek středomořský
Danish: Tyrrhensk Fluesnapper, Tyrrhensk Grå Fluesnapper
German: Grauschnäpper (Mittelmeer-Grauschnäpper), Mittelmeer-Grauschnäpper
Greek: Σταχτομυγοχάφτης (tyrrhenica/balearica)
English: Mediteranean Flycatcher, Mediterranean Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher [tyrrhenica or balearica], Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean), Spotted Flycatcher (tyrrhenica), Spotted Flycatcher [tyrrhenica or balearica]
English, HBW: Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean)
English (IOC): Mediterranean Flycatcher
English (United States): Spotted Flycatcher (Mediterranean)
Esperanto: Mediteranea muŝkaptulo
Spanish: Papamoscas Gris (tyrrhenica/balearica), Papamoscas mediterráneo
Spanish (Spain): Papamoscas Gris (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Basque: Euli-txori grisa (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Persian: مگس ‌گیر خالدار (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Finnish: harmaasieppo (tyrrhenica/balearica)
French: Gobemouche gris [tyrrhenica ou balearica], Gobemouche gris (tyrrhenica), Gobemouche gris (tyrrhenica/balearica), Gobemouche gris [tyrrhenica or balearica], Gobemouche gris [tyrrhenica ou balearica], Gobemouche méditerranéen
Frisian: Mediterrane miggesnapper
Galician: Papamoscas cincento do Mediterráneo, Trallón cincento (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Hebrew: חטפית אפורה (מערב הים התיכון)
Croatian: sredozemna muharica
Armenian: Մոխրագույն ճանճորս (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Icelandic: Grágrípur (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Italian: Pigliamosche tirrenico
Japanese (romaji): munafuhitaki (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Japanese: ムナフヒタキ (tyrrhenica/balearica), ムナフヒタキ（tyrrhenica／balearica）
Scientific: Muscicapa striata [tyrrhenica or balearica], Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica, Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica/balearica, Muscicapa tyrrhenica
Lithuanian: Pilkoji musinukė (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Latvian: Vidusjūras mušķērājs
Dutch: Balearische Vliegenvanger, Mediterrane Vliegenvanger
Norwegian: gråfluesnapper (tyrrhenica/balearica), gråfluesnapper (tyrrhenica/balearica) (tyrrenfluesnapper), Tyrrenfluesnapper
Polish: muchołówka śródziemnomorska, muchołówka szara (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Portuguese: Taralhão mediterrâneo
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-moscas-cinzento (tyrrhenica/balearica), papa-moscas-mediterrânico, Taralhão-cinzento (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Rhaeto-Romance: Sgnappamustgas mediterran
Russian: Серая мухоловка (tyrrhenica/balearica), Средиземноморская мухоловка, Тирренская мухоловка
Slovak: muchár stredomorský, muchár stredomorský (skup.)
Slovenian: Sivi muhar (tyrrhenica/balearica), Tirenski muhar
Serbian: Siva muharica (tyrrhenica/balearica), Tirenska muharica
Swedish: grå flugsnappare (tyrrensk flugsnappare), tyrrensk flugsnappare
Turkish: Benekli sinekkapan (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Ukrainian: Мухоловка (сіра) корсико-сардинська, мухоловка корсико-сардинська
Chinese: 地中海斑鹟, 斑鹟 (tyrrhenica/balearica)
Chinese (Traditional): 地中海斑鶲