Old World Flycatchers and Chats
Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae
Old World flycatchers and chats are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small 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 Malawi.
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
- Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Boehm's Flycatcher Muscicapa boehmi
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
- Sharpe's Akalat Sheppardia sharpei
- East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Olive-flanked Robin-Chat Cossypha anomala
- Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
- White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
- Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
- Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
- Bearded Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
- Miombo Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas barbata
- Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes (A)
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- White-headed Black-Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
- Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Malawi
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