Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Muscicapidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Muscicapa | |
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Similar Brown‑streaked flycatcher, Muscicapa, Grey‑streaked flycatcher, Wakatobi flowerpecker, Sulawesi blue flycatcher | ||
Sulawesi streaked flycatcher top 6 facts
The Sulawesi streaked flycatcher (Muscicapa sodhii) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It has only been recorded in Sulawesi, where it is known to breed. It appears not to be endangered, being less sensitive to disturbance than many of Southeast Asia's forest-dependent birds.
The species was first announced in 1999 but no formal description was included in the report. Its Latin name, Muscicapa sodhii, was given in honor of Navjot Sodhi (1962-2011), an Indian ornithologist and conservationist.
The Sulawesi streaked flycatcher looks similar to the grey-streaked flycatcher, which lives part of the year in Sulawesi, but breeds in Northern Asia. Genetically, it is more closely related to the Thai population of Asian brown flycatcher M. dauurica siamensis.