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 30 species which occur in Gabon.
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
- African Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata
- White-browed Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata
- Olivaceous Flycatcher Muscicapa olivascens
- Little Gray Flycatcher Muscicapa epulata
- Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata
- Tessmann's Flycatcher Muscicapa tessmanni
- Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax
- Lowland Akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter
- White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
- Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush Cichladusa ruficauda
- Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Congo Moorchat Myrmecocichla tholloni
- Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Gabon
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