Spotted Flycatcher

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Muscicapa striata

Spotted Flycatcher, a reference photo
Photo: Бусел В.А. · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to Siberia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Spotted Flycatcher being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Species
Muscicapa striata

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