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Passeriformes

Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

Very small to small birds with short bill wide at base and flattened dorsoventrally, wide gape and well-developed rictal bristles, small and rather weak legs and feet, short to medium-length tail; plumage often dull, predominantly grey or brown, males in some genera brightly coloured.
Europe, Africa and Asia.
Forest, woodland, savanna and scrub.
18 genera, 116 species, 317 taxa.
14 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.

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7 1 1 5 8 1 Herero Chat-flycatcher (Namibornis herero)
6 1 4 1 8 2 Pale Flycatcher (Bradornis pallidus)
4 2 2 8 3 Brown Chat-flycatcher (Bradornis infuscatus)
8 4 4 8 4 African Grey Flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus)
8 6 2 8 5 Mariqua Flycatcher (Bradornis mariquensis)
1 1 8 6 Angola Slaty-flycatcher (Melaenornis brunneus)
12 4 8 8 7 White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri)
10 1 8 1 8 8 Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher (Melaenornis chocolatinus)
1 1 4 9 Nimba Flycatcher (Melaenornis annamarulae)
6 2 4 8 10 Yellow-eyed Black-flycatcher (Melaenornis ardesiacus)
15 4 11 8 11 Northern Black-flycatcher (Melaenornis edolioides)
4 4 8 12 Southern Black-flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina)
11 1 9 1 8 13 Fiscal Flycatcher (Sigelus silens)
7 2 5 8 14 Silverbird (Empidornis semipartitus)
2 1 1 8 15 Fraser's Forest-flycatcher (Fraseria ocreata)
2 2 8 16 White-browed Forest-flycatcher (Fraseria cinerascens)
0 6 17 Streaky-breasted Jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias additus)
1 1 8 18 Russet-backed Jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias oscillans)
2 2 4 19 Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias brunneatus)
3 1 2 8 20 Fulvous-chested Jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivaceus)
2 1 1 6 21 Grey-chested Jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias umbratilis)
2 2 8 22 Rufous-tailed Jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias ruficauda)
0 6 23 Henna-tailed Jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias colonus)
3 2 1 8 24 Eyebrowed Jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias gularis)
5 1 4 3 25 White-throated Jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias albigularis)
1 1 4 26 White-browed Jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias insignis)
0 6 27 Slaty-backed Jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias goodfellowi)
95 2 45 48 8 28 Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
5 1 4 8 29 Gambaga Flycatcher (Muscicapa gambagae)
11 5 6 8 30 Grey-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta)
5 1 4 8 31 Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica)
40 1 25 14 8 32 Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica)
3 1 2 4 33 Ashy-breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa randi)
1 1 6 34 Sumba Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa segregata)
16 12 4 8 35 Brown-breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui)
4 3 1 8 36 Rusty-tailed Flycatcher (Muscicapa ruficauda)
6 1 2 3 8 37 Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea)
7 1 3 3 8 38 Ashy Flycatcher (Muscicapa caerulescens)
13 3 10 8 39 Swamp Flycatcher (Muscicapa aquatica)
6 2 4 8 40 Cassin's Flycatcher (Muscicapa cassini)
1 1 8 41 Olivaceous Flycatcher (Muscicapa olivascens)
2 1 1 4 42 Chapins' Flycatcher (Muscicapa lendu)
22 10 12 8 43 African Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta)
2 2 8 44 Little Grey Flycatcher (Muscicapa epulata)
6 2 4 8 45 Yellow-footed Flycatcher (Muscicapa sethsmithi)
6 1 5 8 46 Dusky-blue Flycatcher (Muscicapa comitata)
2 1 1 7 47 Tessmann's Flycatcher (Muscicapa tessmanni)
2 1 1 8 48 Sooty Flycatcher (Muscicapa infuscata)
2 1 1 8 49 Ussher's Flycatcher (Muscicapa ussheri)
1 1 8 50 Böhm's Flycatcher (Muscicapa boehmi)
1 1 8 51 Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher (Myioparus griseigularis)
2 1 1 8 52 Grey Tit-flycatcher (Myioparus plumbeus)
4 1 2 1 8 53 Fairy Flycatcher (Stenostira scita)
0 3 54 Humblot's Flycatcher (Humblotia flavirostris)
70 2 16 52 8 55 European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
11 4 4 3 8 56 Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
9 1 7 1 6 57 Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)
22 1 9 12 8 58 Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)
15 1 9 5 8 59 Narcissus Flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)
22 2 9 11 8 60 Mugimaki Flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki)
3 2 1 8 61 Slaty-backed Flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsonii)
2 1 1 6 62 Rufous-chested Flycatcher (Ficedula dumetoria)
11 7 4 8 63 Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata)
40 3 16 21 8 64 Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)
5 3 2 4 65 Kashmir Flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra)
15 1 3 11 8 66 White-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula monileger)
2 1 1 8 67 Rufous-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula solitaris)
12 2 10 8 68 Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)
1 1 4 69 Little Slaty Flycatcher (Ficedula basilanica)
0 6 70 Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula)
0 8 71 Cinnamon-chested Flycatcher (Ficedula buruensis)
9 2 3 4 6 72 Damar Flycatcher (Ficedula henrici)
0 8 73 Sumba Flycatcher (Ficedula harterti)
1 1 4 74 Palawan Flycatcher (Ficedula platenae)
0 8 75 Cryptic Flycatcher (Ficedula crypta)
0 6 76 Furtive Flycatcher (Ficedula disposita)
0 3 77 Lompobattang Flycatcher (Ficedula bonthaina)
12 2 3 7 8 78 Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)
6 3 3 8 79 Ultramarine Flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)
3 2 1 8 80 Slaty-blue Flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor)
2 2 8 81 Sapphire Flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira)
6 5 1 6 82 Black-and-orange Flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa)
0 6 83 Black-banded Flycatcher (Ficedula timorensis)
19 1 10 8 8 84 Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
4 3 1 6 85 Dull Verditer-flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus)
22 10 12 8 86 Asian Verditer-flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
8 1 3 4 8 87 Island Verditer-flycatcher (Eumyias panayensis)
15 1 11 3 6 88 Nilgiri Flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudatus)
5 2 3 8 89 Indigo Flycatcher (Eumyias indigo)
15 1 7 7 8 90 Hainan Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus)
5 2 3 8 91 Pale Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor)
0 2 92 Rück's Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis ruckii)
0 8 93 Blue-breasted Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis herioti)
7 5 2 8 94 White-bellied Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis pallipes)
4 2 1 1 8 95 Pale-chinned Flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys)
16 1 9 6 8 96 Hill Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)
4 1 2 1 6 97 Palawan Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis lemprieri)
40 24 16 8 98 Tickell's Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)
2 2 4 99 Large-billed Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis caerulatus)
4 1 3 8 100 Bornean Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis superbus)
14 5 9 8 101 Blue-throated Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)
5 3 2 6 102 Malaysian Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis turcosus)
21 2 7 12 8 103 Mangrove Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra)
3 1 2 8 104 Timor Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis hyacinthinus)
4 1 3 8 105 Blue-fronted Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis hoevelli)
5 2 1 2 3 106 Matinan Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis sanfordi)
1 1 8 107 White-tailed Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)
2 2 8 108 Fujian Niltava (Niltava davidi)
6 3 3 8 109 Rufous-bellied Niltava (Niltava sundara)
0 8 110 Sumatran Niltava (Niltava sumatrana)
8 1 1 6 8 111 Vivid Niltava (Niltava vivida)
11 1 3 7 8 112 Large Niltava (Niltava grandis)
10 1 5 4 8 113 Small Niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
3 1 2 8 114 Pygmy Blue-flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni)
39 6 14 19 8 115 Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
8 1 3 4 8 116 Citrine Canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa helianthea)

Family statistics

18 genera, 116 species

978 files covering
17 genera	(94%)
102 species	(88%)

489 videos covering
17 genera	(94%)
90 species	(78%)

433 photographs covering
16 genera	(89%)
90 species	(78%)

56 sound recordings covering
14 genera	(78%)
38 species	(33%)

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