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 29 species which occur in Botswana.
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus
- Mariqua Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis
- Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra (A)
- White-throated Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis
- White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
- Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis (A)
- Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata (A)
- Bearded Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata (A)
- Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
- Kalahari Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas paena
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra (A)
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
- Mountain Wheatear Oenanthe monticola (A)
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe (A)
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Sicklewing Chat Cercomela sinuata (A)
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- Southern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
- White-headed Black-Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
- Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Botswana
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