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 62 species which occur in Sudan.
- Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- African Gray Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
- White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
- Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae
- Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata
- Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
- Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax
- Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
- Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
- 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
- White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapilla
- Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
- Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
- Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
- Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogaster
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
- White-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
- Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca
- Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Heuglin's Wheatear Oenanthe heuglini
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- Brown-tailed Chat Cercomela scotocerca
- Blackstart Cercomela melanura
- Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
- Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
- White-fronted Black-Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons
- Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Sudan
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