Old World Flycatchers and Chats
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Muscicapidae. Subfamily: Muscicapinae
The flycatchers and chats are small, mainly insectivorous birds. The flycatchers fly out from a perch to catch insects in the air. There are about 297 species worldwide, 30 in Britain.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rufous Bush Robin | Cercotrichas galactotes | A rare vagrant |
| Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | A rare vagrant |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | A breeding summer visitor |
| European Robin | Erithacus rubecula | A resident breeding species |
| Siberian Blue Robin | Luscinia cyanea | A rare vagrant |
| Rufous-tailed Robin | Luscinia sibilans | A rare vagrant |
| Siberian Rubythroat | Luscinia calliope | A rare vagrant |
| White-throated Robin | Irania gutturalis | A rare vagrant |
| Red-flanked Bluetail | Tarsiger cyanurus | A rare vagrant |
| Thrush Nightingale | Luscinia luscinia | A rare vagrant |
| Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | A breeding summer visitor |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | A rare vagrant, occasional breeder |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | A rare vagrant |
| Taiga Flycatcher | Ficedula albicilla | A rare vagrant |
| Collared Flycatcher | Ficedula albicollis | A rare vagrant |
| Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula hypoleuca | A breeding summer visitor |
| Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | A scarce breeding resident, passage migrant & winter visitor |
| Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | A breeding summer visitor |
| Moussier's Redstart | Phoenicurus moussieri | A rare vagrant |
| Rock Thrush | Monticola saxatilis | A rare vagrant |
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | A rare vagrant |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | A breeding summer visitor & passage migrant |
| Siberian Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | A rare vagrant |
| European Stonechat | Saxicola rubicola | A resident breeding species |
| Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina | A rare vagrant |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | A breeding summer visitor & passage migrant |
| Pied Wheatear | Oenanthe pleschanka | A rare vagrant |
| Black-eared Wheatear | Oenanthe hispanica | A rare vagrant |
| Desert Wheatear | Oenanthe deserti | A rare vagrant |
| White-crowned Wheatear | Oenanthe leucopyga | A rare vagrant |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Great Britain
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When I talk to her,
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—Amaru (c. seventh century A.D.)