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 Niger.
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae (A)
- Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
- Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapilla
- Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
- Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- White-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
- Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
- Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Heuglin's Wheatear Oenanthe heuglini
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- Blackstart Cercomela melanura
- Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
- White-fronted Black-Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Niger
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