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 53 species which occur in Kenya.
- Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
- White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
- Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
- Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae
- Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
- Chapin's Flycatcher Muscicapa lendu
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
- Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax
- Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis
- East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
- Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
- White-throated Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter
- Gray-winged Robin-Chat Cossypha polioptera
- Rueppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa
- White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
- Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
- Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
- Bearded Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
- Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
- Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Heuglin's Wheatear Oenanthe heuglini
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- Brown-tailed Chat Cercomela scotocerca
- Moorland Chat Cercomela sordida
- Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
- Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
- Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Kenya
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