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 24 species which occur in Benin.
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
- African Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata
- White-browed Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae
- Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata
- Tessmann's Flycatcher Muscicapa tessmanni
- Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapilla
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Heuglin's Wheatear Oenanthe heuglini
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- White-fronted Black-Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons
- Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Benin
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