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 31 species which occur in Burundi.
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
- Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
- Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis
- Archer's Robin-Chat Cossypha archeri
- Gray-winged Robin-Chat Cossypha polioptera
- White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
- Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
- Miombo Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas barbata
- Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
- Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
- White-fronted Black-Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons
- White-headed Black-Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
- Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Burundi
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