Old World Flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Muscicapidae
Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is very varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. There 274 species worldwide and 50 species which occur in Angola.
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus
- Mariqua Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis
- Angola Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis brunneus (E)
- Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- African Forest Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata
- White-browed Forest Flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata
- Boehm's Flycatcher Muscicapa boehmi
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Little Grey Flycatcher Muscicapa epulata
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata
- Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis
- Grey Tit-flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Bocage's Akalat Sheppardia bocagei
- Gabela Akalat Sheppardia gabela (E)
- Grey-winged Robin-chat Cossypha polioptera
- White-browed Robin-chat Cossypha heuglini
- Red-capped Robin-chat Cossypha natalensis
- White-headed Robin-chat Cossypha heinrichi
- Snowy-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- Angola Cave Chat Xenocopsychus ansorgei (E)
- Collared Palm Thrush Cichladusa arquata
- Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush Cichladusa ruficauda
- Forest Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucosticta
- Bearded Scrub Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
- Miombo Scrub Robin Cercotrichas barbata
- Brown-backed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
- Red-backed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
- Kalahari Scrub Robin Cercotrichas paena
- Herero Chat Namibornis herero
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
- Mountain Wheatear Oenanthe monticola
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Karoo Chat Cercomela schlegelii
- Tractrac Chat Cercomela tractrac
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- Congo Moorchat Myrmecocichla tholloni
- Southern Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
- Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
- White-fronted Black Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons
- White-headed Black Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Angola
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