Passeriformes
Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
HBW 11, p. 56
- 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
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| 17 genera | (94%) |
| 102 species | (88%) |

