Old World Flycatchers

Muscicapidae

353 species in the eBird taxonomy. Pages with photos and calls are below; the rest of the family is listed after them.

Other species in the family

Gray-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa randi
Sumba Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa segregata
Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
Sulawesi Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa sodhii
Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni
African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
Little Flycatcher Muscicapa epulata
Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae
Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini
Böhm's Flycatcher Myopornis boehmi
Ussher's Flycatcher Artomyias ussheri
Sooty Flycatcher Artomyias fuliginosa
Dusky-blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus
Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis
African Gray Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
Chat Flycatcher Agricola infuscatus
White-browed Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens
African Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata
Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria griseigularis
Gray Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria plumbea
Olivaceous Flycatcher Fraseria olivascens
Chapin's Flycatcher Fraseria lendu
Tessmann's Flycatcher Fraseria tessmanni
Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
Herero Chat Namibornis herero
Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus
Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus
Nimba Flycatcher Melaenornis annamarulae
Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
Angola Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis brunneus
Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus
Grande Comore Flycatcher Humblotia flavirostris
White-tailed Alethe Alethe diademata
Fire-crested Alethe Alethe castanea
Karoo Scrub-Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus
Forest Scrub-Robin Tychaedon leucosticta
Brown Scrub-Robin Tychaedon signata
Bearded Scrub-Robin Tychaedon quadrivirgata
Miombo Scrub-Robin Tychaedon barbata
Black Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas podobe
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
Kalahari Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas paena
Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
White-browed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
Rufous-tailed Shama Copsychus pyrropygus
Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
Seychelles Magpie-Robin Copsychus sechellarum
Philippine Magpie-Robin Copsychus mindanensis
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii
Maratua Shama Copsychus barbouri
Kangean Shama Copsychus nigricauda
Andaman Shama Copsychus albiventris
Larwo Shama Copsychus omissus
White-browed Shama Copsychus luzoniensis
Visayan Shama Copsychus superciliaris
White-vented Shama Copsychus niger
Black Shama Copsychus cebuensis
White-tailed Flycatcher Leucoptilon concretum
Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major
White-bellied Sholakili Sholicola albiventris
Large Niltava Niltava grandis
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
Rufous-vented Niltava Niltava sumatrana
Chinese Vivid Niltava Niltava oatesi
Taiwan Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
Matinan Flycatcher Eumyias sanfordi
Blue-fronted Flycatcher Eumyias hoevelli
Timor Blue Flycatcher Eumyias hyacinthinus
Flores Jungle Flycatcher Eumyias oscillans
Sumba Jungle Flycatcher Eumyias stresemanni
Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus
Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
Buru Jungle Flycatcher Eumyias additus
Turquoise Flycatcher Eumyias panayensis
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger
Rufous-browed Flycatcher Anthipes solitaris
Rück's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis ruckii
Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher Cyornis herioti
Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher Cyornis camarinensis
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes
Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys
Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor
Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans
Large Blue Flycatcher Cyornis magnirostris
Hill Blue Flycatcher Cyornis whitei
Javan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas
Dayak Blue Flycatcher Cyornis montanus
Meratus Blue Flycatcher Cyornis kadayangensis
Sunda Blue Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus
Malaysian Blue Flycatcher Cyornis turcosus
Palawan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis lemprieri
Bornean Blue Flycatcher Cyornis superbus
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
Indochinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis sumatrensis
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher Cyornis omissus
Kalao Blue Flycatcher Cyornis kalaoensis
Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus
Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis nicobaricus
Gray-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis umbratilis
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis olivaceus
Philippine Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis ruficauda
Sulu Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis ocularis
Crocker Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis ruficrissa
Banggai Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis pelingensis
Sula Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis colonus
White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossyphicula roberti
Mountain Robin-Chat Cossyphicula isabellae
Archer's Robin-Chat Dessonornis archeri
Olive-flanked Robin-Chat Dessonornis anomalus
Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
White-throated Robin-Chat Dessonornis humeralis
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter
Rüppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa
White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
Chorister Robin-Chat Cossypha dichroa
White-headed Robin-Chat Cossypha heinrichi
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus
Angola Cave-Chat Xenocopsychus ansorgei
Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush Cichladusa ruficauda
Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
Swynnerton's Robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni
Brown-chested Alethe Chamaetylas poliocephala
Red-throated Alethe Chamaetylas poliophrys
Thyolo Alethe Chamaetylas choloensis
White-chested Alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni
Olive-backed Forest Robin Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus
Orange-breasted Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax
Yellow-breasted Forest Robin Stiphrornis mabirae
Gray-winged Robin-Chat Sheppardia polioptera
Short-tailed Akalat Sheppardia poensis
Bocage's Akalat Sheppardia bocagei
Lowland Akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis
Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis
Sharpe's Akalat Sheppardia sharpei
East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi
Gabela Akalat Sheppardia gabela
Usambara Akalat Sheppardia montana
Iringa Akalat Sheppardia lowei
Rubeho Akalat Sheppardia aurantiithorax
Bagobo Robin Leonardina woodi
Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher Vauriella gularis
Rusty-flanked Jungle Flycatcher Vauriella insignis
Negros Jungle Flycatcher Vauriella albigularis
Mindanao Jungle Flycatcher Vauriella goodfellowi
Great Shortwing Heinrichia calligyna
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra
Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris
Himalayan Shortwing Brachypteryx cruralis
Chinese Shortwing Brachypteryx sinensis
Taiwan Shortwing Brachypteryx goodfellowi
Philippine Shortwing Brachypteryx poliogyna
Bornean Shortwing Brachypteryx erythrogyna
Sumatran Shortwing Brachypteryx saturata
Javan Shortwing Brachypteryx montana
Flores Shortwing Brachypteryx floris
Gould's Shortwing Heteroxenicus stellatus
Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans
Rufous-headed Robin Larvivora ruficeps
Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige
Izu Robin Larvivora tanensis
Ryukyu Robin Larvivora komadori
Okinawa Robin Larvivora namiyei
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush Myophonus blighi
Shiny Whistling-Thrush Myophonus melanurus
Javan Whistling-Thrush Myophonus glaucinus
Sumatran Whistling-Thrush Myophonus castaneus
Bornean Whistling-Thrush Myophonus borneensis
Malayan Whistling-Thrush Myophonus robinsoni
Malabar Whistling-Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii
Taiwan Whistling-Thrush Myophonus insularis
Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
Bornean Forktail Enicurus borneensis
Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
Sunda Forktail Enicurus velatus
Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus
Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
Firethroat Calliope pectardens
Blackthroat Calliope obscura
Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis
Chinese Rubythroat Calliope tschebaiewi
White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura
Sumatran Robin Myiomela sumatrana
Javan Robin Myiomela diana
Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
Qilian Bluetail Tarsiger albocoeruleus
Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin Tarsiger hyperythrus
White-browed Bush-Robin Tarsiger indicus
Taiwan Bush-Robin Tarsiger formosanus
Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
Collared Bush-Robin Tarsiger johnstoniae
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
Ryukyu Flycatcher Ficedula owstoni
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula erithacus
Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
Pygmy Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsoni
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Atlas Flycatcher Ficedula speculigera
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
Tanimbar Flycatcher Ficedula riedeli
Rufous-chested Flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria
Palawan Flycatcher Ficedula platenae
Furtive Flycatcher Ficedula disposita
Rufous-throated Flycatcher Ficedula rufigula
Damar Flycatcher Ficedula henrici
Cinnamon-chested Flycatcher Ficedula buruensis
Lompobattang Flycatcher Ficedula bonthaina
Sumba Flycatcher Ficedula harterti
Black-banded Flycatcher Ficedula timorensis
Little Slaty Flycatcher Ficedula basilanica
Cryptic Flycatcher Ficedula crypta
Bundok Flycatcher Ficedula luzoniensis
Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
Plumbeous Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
Luzon Redstart Phoenicurus bicolor
Rufous-backed Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
Ala Shan Redstart Phoenicurus alaschanicus
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
Little Rock-Thrush Monticola rufocinereus
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris
White-throated Rock-Thrush Monticola gularis
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha
Short-toed Rock-Thrush Monticola brevipes
Sentinel Rock-Thrush Monticola explorator
Littoral Rock-Thrush Monticola imerina
Amber Mountain Rock-Thrush Monticola erythronotus
Forest Rock-Thrush Monticola sharpei
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
Miombo Rock-Thrush Monticola angolensis
Cape Rock-Thrush Monticola rupestris
White-winged Cliff-Chat Monticola semirufus
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchus
White-throated Bushchat Saxicola insignis
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Reunion Stonechat Saxicola tectes
White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucurus
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
Jerdon's Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni
Gray Bushchat Saxicola ferreus
Timor Bushchat Saxicola gutturalis
Buff-streaked Chat Campicoloides bifasciatus
Sickle-winged Chat Emarginata sinuata
Karoo Chat Emarginata schlegelii
Tractrac Chat Emarginata tractrac
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida
Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
Southern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
Congo Moor Chat Myrmecocichla tholloni
Mountain Chat Myrmecocichla monticola
Rüppell's Chat Myrmecocichla melaena
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
Atlas Wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
Buff-breasted Wheatear Oenanthe bottae
Rusty-breasted Wheatear Oenanthe frenata
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Heuglin's Wheatear Oenanthe heuglinii
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
White-fronted Black-Chat Oenanthe albifrons
Somali Wheatear Oenanthe phillipsi
Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura
Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
Sombre Rock Chat Oenanthe dubia
Brown-tailed Chat Oenanthe scotocerca
Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides
Abyssinian Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Persian Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia

Taxonomy: eBird.org (Cornell Lab of Ornithology).