16 Oct 2021

Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni ?

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I saw this darker looking ‘Asian Brown Flycatcher’ and considered M. d. williamsoni (Brown-streaked Flycatcher).

  1. David Wells (2007 & pers. comm. 2018) states that williamsoni “normally has an all-yellow, not black-tipped, lower mandible”.
  2. I reviewed all 15 images labelled as williamsoni (Brown-streaked Flycatcher) in OBI database and almost all have a clear black-tipped lower mandible. Also the same with birds in Singapore web sites and eBird images.
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World (2020) on M. d. williamsonistates “more extensive dark area at tip of lower mandible”.

So I am inclined to go with a dark tip to the bill, including distal lower mandible.

This bird is browner that the nominate Asian Brown Flycatcher, has a pale buff eye ring (Wells), some pale brown streaks on breast/flanks.

Opinions welcome. Sadly no images of the wings, side or back.

 

Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr)

Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

 

Location: Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Habitat: Trail at edge of primary jungle

Date: 23rd January 2020

Equipment: Equipment: Nikon D500 SLR with Nikon AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR, handheld with Rode VideoMic Pro Plus Shotgun Microphone

 

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