Spotted flycatcher the cuckoo, but became so good at recognising the intruder's eggs that it ceased to be victimised. A contrast to this is the dunnock, which appears to be a recent cuckoo host, since it does not show any egg discrimination. A study conducted at two different locations in southern England found that one third of nests were predated. The Eurasian jay ("Garrulus glandarius") was the most common aerial predator, consuming both eggs and chicks. The domestic cat ("Felis catus") predated a small fraction of the nests. Spotted flycatcher The spotted flycatcher ("Muscicapa striata") is a small passerine bird in the
Common smoky honeyeater three subspecies; the nominate race occurs in the eastern Herzog Mountains and south east New Guinea, "M. f. kumawa" is restricted to the southern Bomberai Peninsula and "M. f. goliathi" ranges from the Weyland Mountains to the western Herzog Mountains. Common smoky honeyeater The common smoky honeyeater ("Melipotes fumigatus") is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is one of four species in the genus "Melipotes", all closely related and forming a superspecies. After another similar species, the wattled smoky honeyeater, was discovered in 2005 in the Foja Mountains it has also been called the common smoky