Brown-breasted Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

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Photographed by John Keep
Backwoods Camp, Goa, India, March, 2008

Muscicapa muttui

Identification

14cm

• Rufous edges to the greater coverts and tertials
• Pale lower mandible
• Pinky/flesh coloured legs and feet

Similar Species

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Distribution

Asia: found in north-eastern India to southern China and northern Vietnam; winters to Sri Lanka.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Dense thickets in evergreen forest.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Brown-breasted Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-breasted_Flycatcher

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