Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats
Muscicapidae
The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) and northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), found also in North America. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing. The large family includes 357 species and is divided into 57 genera.
58 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 353 known species
European Robins
genusErithacus
True Redstarts
genusPhoenicurus
Stonechats and Bushchats
genusSaxicola
Wheatears and Allies
genusOenanthe
Magpie-Robins and Shamas
genusCopsychus
Muscicapa Flycatchers
genusMuscicapa
Ficedula Flycatchers
genusFicedula
Nightingales and Allies
genusLuscinia
Rock-Thrushes
genusMonticola
Blue Flycatchers and Jungle Flycatchers
genusCyornis
Whistling-Thrushes
genusMyophonus
Bush-Robins and Bluetails
genusTarsiger
Dessonornis Robin-Chats
genusDessonornis
Warbling Flycatchers
genusEumyias
Sigelus
genusSigelus
Typical Robin-Chats
genusCossypha
Black Chats and Allies
genusMyrmecocichla
Afro-Eurasian Scrub-Robins
genusCercotrichas
Black-Flycatchers, Slaty-Flycatchers, and Allies
genusMelaenornis
Blue Robins, Japanese Robins, and Allies
genusLarvivora
Niltavas
genusNiltava
Forktails
genusEnicurus
Blue-and-white and Zappey's Flycatchers
genusCyanoptila
Rubythroats and Allies
genusCalliope
Tychaedon Scrub-Robins
genusTychaedon
Bradornis Flycatchers
genusBradornis
Southeast Asian Blue Robins
genusMyiomela
Cliff-Chats
genusThamnolaea
Forest-Flycatchers, Tit-Flycatchers, and Allies
genusFraseria
Southern African Chats
genusEmarginata
Palm-Thrushes
genusCichladusa
Pale and Chat Flycatchers
genusAgricola
Typical Shortwings
genusBrachypteryx
Rufous-browed and White-gorgeted Flycatchers
genusAnthipes
Campicoloides
genusCampicoloides
Empidornis
genusEmpidornis
Pogonocichla
genusPogonocichla
Pinarochroa
genusPinarochroa
Irania
genusIrania
Vauriella Jungle-Flycatchers
genusVauriella
False Alethes
genusChamaetylas
Akalats
genusSheppardia
Sholakilis
genusSholicola
Artomyias
genusArtomyias
True Alethes
genusAlethe
Forest Robins
genusStiphrornis
Leucoptilon
genusLeucoptilon
Cossyphicula
genusCossyphicula
Namibornis
genusNamibornis
Heteroxenicus
genusHeteroxenicus
Swynnertonia
genusSwynnertonia
Myopornis
genusMyopornis
Xenocopsychus
genusXenocopsychus
Cinclidium
genusCinclidium
Leonardina
genusLeonardina
Heinrichia
genusHeinrichia
Humblotia
genusHumblotia
Phoenicurus × Saxicola
genushybridPhoenicurus × Saxicola
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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