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 24 species which occur in Swaziland.
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita (A)
- White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
- Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
- White-throated Robin-chat Cossypha humeralis
- White-browed Robin-chat Cossypha heuglini
- Red-capped Robin-chat Cossypha natalensis
- Chorister Robin-chat Cossypha dichroa
- Bearded Scrub-robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
- Brown Scrub-robin Cercotrichas signata (A)
- Red-backed Scrub-robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
- Buff-streaked Bushchat Saxicola bifasciata
- Mountain Wheatear Oenanthe monticola
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata (A)
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- Southern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
- Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Swaziland
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