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Dark-sided flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica Gmelin, 1789

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The dark-sided flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10 g to 13.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Dark-sided flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica)
Photo: Lip Kee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the dark-sided flycatcher

Weight
10 g – 13.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dark-sided flycatcher live?

Not recorded

What is the dark-sided flycatcher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The dark-sided flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Muscicapa in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It has a wide breeding distribution in the East Palearctic with northern birds migrating south for the winter. It is also known as the Siberian flycatcher or sooty flycatcher, the latter name is also used for the sooty flycatcher (Artomyias infuscata) of Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “Dark-sided flycatcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dark-sided_flycatcher&oldid=1314332150), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the dark-sided flycatcher endangered?

The dark-sided flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the dark-sided flycatcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusMuscicapa
  7. SpeciesMuscicapa sibirica Gmelin, 1789

Synonyms Hemichelidon fuliginosa, Hemichelidon sibirica incerta

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Siberian flycatcherEnglish
  • Сибирска мухоловкаBulgarian
  • কালাপাশ চুটকিBangla
  • Flouperig-SibiriaBreton
  • papamosques siberiàCatalan
  • Сибирь арашӹнгӓлоэцMari
  • lejsek tmavobokýCzech
  • gwybedog SiberiaWelsh
  • Sibirisk FluesnapperDanish
  • RußschnäpperGerman
  • RußfliegenschnäpperGerman
  • siberia muŝkaptuloEsperanto
  • Papamoscas siberianoSpanish
  • siperiansieppoFinnish
  • Gobemouche de SibérieFrench
  • Gobemouche à flancs sombresFrench
  • Cuilire SibéarachIrish
  • חטפית כההHebrew
  • tamnoboka muharicaCroatian
  • Sikatan sisi-gelapIndonesian
  • MóskugrípurIcelandic
  • Pigliamosche siberianoItalian
  • Pigliamosche fianchiscuriItalian
  • サメビタキJapanese
  • Сібір шыбыншысыKazakh
  • 솔딱새Korean
  • sibirinė musinukėLithuanian
  • tumšais mušķērājsLatvian
  • Шивэр намнаахайMongolian
  • Burung Sambar SiberiaMalay
  • RoetvliegenvangerDutch
  • gråflankefluesnapperNorwegian
  • muchołówka śniadaPolish
  • taralhão-siberianoPortuguese
  • papa-moscas-siberianoPortuguese
  • Сибирская мухоловкаRussian
  • muchár krátkozobýSlovak
  • Sibirska muharicaSerbian
  • SotflugsnappareSwedish
  • sibirisk flugsnappareSwedish
  • นกจับแมลงสีคล้ำThai
  • Sibirya SinekkapanıTurkish
  • мухоловка сибірськаUkrainian
  • 乌鶲Chinese
  • 乌鹟Chinese
  • 烏鶲Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the dark-sided flycatcher

Other species in the same genus Muscicapa.

CompareDark-sided flycatcher vs Spotted flycatcherDark-sided flycatcher vs Ferruginous flycatcherDark-sided flycatcher vs Grey-streaked flycatcherDark-sided flycatcher vs Brown-breasted flycatcher

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the dark-sided flycatcher?

An adult dark-sided flycatcher weighs 10 g – 13.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the dark-sided flycatcher endangered?

The dark-sided flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the dark-sided flycatcher?

The dark-sided flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dark-sided flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-sided-flycatcher

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{dark_sided_flycatcher_2026,
  title = {Dark-sided flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-sided-flycatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}