also: こさめびたき
Asian brown flycatcher
A small migratory bird (Muscicapa dauurica) found in East Asia. The name is usually written in katakana.
The Asian brown flycatcher migrates to Japan in spring.
Kanji form is rare and mainly encountered in specialized contexts; the reading is コサメビタキ.
Formed from 小, “small,” and サメビタキ, the name of the related dark-sided flycatcher. The conventional kanji spelling is 小鮫鶲.