FLYCATCHERS - Old Word

Family Muscicapidae


For New Word Flycatchers, see the Tyrannidae family.


Genus Myrmecocichla

Chat, Sooty  Myrmecocichla nigra   Found: Africa
Photographed by: Dennis Donohue on the Masai Mara, Kenya


Chat, Southern Anteater-  Myrmecocichla formicivora   Found: Africa
Photographed by: Dennis Donohue in Kenya


Bluetail, Red-flanked  Tarsiger cyanurus   Found: Europe, Asia 
Photographed by PHD White in Taiwan
1) Male 2) Female


Bluethroat Luscinia svecica   Found: North America (rare), Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Photographed by: 1, 3, 4) Denis Khveshchenik  2) nimblewit
3) Female


Flycatcher, Mariqua  Bradornis mariquensis  Found: Africa
Photographed by: Gerrit de Vries in South Africa


Forktail, Little  Enicurus scouleri   Found: Asia 
Photographed by PHD White in Taiwan


Niltava, Rufous-bellied Niltava sundara  Found: Asia
Photographed by PHD White in Taiwan


Robin (European) Erithacus rubecula   Found: Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels in England  3) Dick in Scotland  4)  Ziga Camernik  5) Pawel Spychala  6) Jaime Brum



Robin-chat, White-browed Cossypha heuglini   Found in Africa
Photographed by DIck Daniels in Tanzania

introduced into Kauai Ha
Shama, White-rumped Copsychus malabaricus  Found: Asia(south), Hawaii (introduced)
Photographed by DIck Daniels in Hawaii



Stonechat (European) Saxicola rubicola   Found: Europe, Africa
Photographed by Herbert Kratky


Wheatear, Northern Oenanthe oenanthe   Found: North America (rare), Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Nikolay Titov  2) DIck Daniels in Scotland



Family Petroicidae

1) Robin, Eastern Yellow Eopsaltria australis  
2, 3) Robin, North Island Petroica longipes Found in New Zealand, not Australia
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels  2) Chris Jewiss   3) Sam Downes





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