Asian Brown Flycatcher

The Asian brown flycatcher is 13 centimetres long including the cocked tail. It is similar in shape to the larger spotted flycatcher but relatively longer-tailed, with a relatively large, broad-based dark bill. The adult has grey-brown upperparts that grow greyer as the plumage ages, and whitish underparts with brown-tinged flanks. Young birds have scaly brown upperparts, head and breast. The male sings a simple melodic song during courtship. (Wikipedia, general species account)

An insect-eating flycatcher, it breeds in Japan, eastern Siberia and the Himalayas and is migratory, wintering in tropical southern Asia from southern India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. It is a common bird of open woodland and cultivated areas, nesting in a hole in a tree and laying four eggs, which the female incubates. The correct scientific epithet for the species is disputed. (Wikipedia, general species account)