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The Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a bird found in Sweden, Finland, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Norway, and 3 more countries. Woods, parks and gardens across Europe and Asia; winters in Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Spotted flycatcher lives

Woods, parks and gardens across Europe and Asia; winters in Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs80%
• 🍎 Fruit20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Spotted flycatcher

Recorded by Lars Edenius (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC802880. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Spotted flycatcher

Where does the Spotted flycatcher live?

The Spotted flycatcher lives in Sweden, Finland, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Norway, and 3 more countries. Woods, parks and gardens across Europe and Asia; winters in Africa.

What does the Spotted flycatcher eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fruit (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Spotted flycatcher endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• White-tailed eagle
• Common cuckoo
• Sedge warbler
• European bee-eater
• Short-toed treecreeper
• Common eider

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.