Malaysian birds - Brown-streaked Flycatcher

Size & diagnostic markings:- 14 Cm. The same introductory remarks as the bird above, perhaps the brown stronger in tone. The main differences if could be seen properly would be the brown streaks found on its breast. But here the conditions variable, sometimes distinct while other times much less.

Distribution :- This is a bird from Sumatra. Then seen in southern Thailand and the north-western part of peninsula Malaysia - meaning seen more often in Kedah, Penang and Perak.

Habitats & preferences:- This is a lowland forest bird but could be seen in sub-montane hills.

This Flycatcher is 14 cm with all the looks of the commonly seen Asian Brown Flycatcher. There is so much of confusion between this Brown-streaked and another Musicapa daurica siamensis which is sub-species of the Asian brown. To be honest I am not perfectly sure of the ID itself but I have listed it as another bird as the streaks on the breast were too significant to point it as a separate species. The Brown-streaked Flycatcher is so close to the Asian Brown that it could be listed as a Sub-species but not now. It is on its own. It is not the same bird as the Grey-streaked Flycatcher listed on the table above. From information on the internet, the Grey-streaked Flycatcher hardly comes to Peninsula Malaysia, other then Borneo Island.

The Brown-streaked is a bird from the Sumatra Island but do cross over to Peninsula Malaysia. The bird prefers forest environment and could be found in lowlands as well as in sub-montane habitat.

The pictures for the bird were taken on the road coming down from Fraser's Hills, perched in the middle storey of a low tree.

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. In Malaysia, where can the bird be found:- So far I have seen this bird in Merapoh, which is surprising and also in Fraser's Hills, the road coming down to The Gap.