Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa muttui
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The brown-breasted flycatcher or Layard's flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species breeds in north eastern India, central and Southern China and northern Burma and Thailand, and migrates to southern India and Sri Lanka. It forages for insects below the forest canopy, often close to the forest floor.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds northeastern India to southern China and northern Vietnam; winters to Sri Lanka.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Brown-breasted flycatcher
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
