Muscicapa griseisticta): 14 cm long and 22 g. Grey-striped grebes have similar plumage. The upperparts are greyish brown from head to tail , and the center of each feather on the top of the head is darker to form a dark central marking. The back has inconspicuous dark feathers. The anterior and circumferentials of the eyes are white or brownish white, the base and sides of the forehead are white, the wings and tail feathers are dark brown, and the large covert feathers and the margins of the tertiary flight feathers are pale brownish white or white, forming distinct pale wing spots on the wings. The cheeks and face are dark greyish brown with black cheek lines. The underparts are white , with distinctly gray or blackish brown elongated spots or stripes on the thorax , abdomen , and flanks , and the thorax has finer longitudinal striations. The iris is dark brown, the mouth is black, the base of the lower mouth is pale, and the feet are dark brown.
It is distributed in South China and Taiwan In the large, small Xing'anling and Changbai Mountains areas of northeast China, which are summer migratory birds, other areas are traveling birds, and some winter migratory birds in Taiwan. Every year, from the beginning of May to mid-May, they move to the northeast breeding grounds, and in late September and early October, they move south.
Its main habitats are montane broad-leaved mixed forests, coniferous forests and subalpine birch dwarf forests at altitudes of 1100-2200 m. It is often active alone or in pairs between the lower branches of the canopy, especially at 7:00-8:00 in the morning and 2:00-3:00 in the afternoon, often flying between the canopy, or resting on the side branches, flying into the air from time to time to hunt for flying insects, rarely moving to the ground and foraging. It feeds mainly on insects and insect larvae, and common food types include moths, butterflies and other lepidopteran larvae, as well as coleoptera insects and other larvae such as weevils and golden turtle beetles.
The breeding season is from June to July. Soon after moving to the breeding ground, pairs begin to find nests and occupy nests, breeding one litter per year. Nesting begins at the end of May and the beginning of June, usually on trees such as fish scale pine and fir in the coniferous forest, and the nest is mostly placed on the side branches at a distance of 1-2 meters from the main trunk and 8-23 meters from the ground. Nests are jointly borne by male and female birds, nests are mainly woven from pine and moss, with fine grass stems, grass roots, soft bark and pine needles, etc., the structure is exquisite, hidden between the side branches and twigs is also very good, not easy to find, each nest takes 6-7 days to build. The nest is cup-shaped or bowl-shaped and is 8–8.5 cm in size with an outer diameter, 5.5–6 cm in inner diameter, 5–6 cm in height and 3 cm in depth. Eggs are laid as soon as the nest is built, usually 4-5 eggs per clutch. The eggs are pale green