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 the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
- Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
- Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus (E)
- African Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata
- White-browed Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae
- Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata
- Boehm's Flycatcher Muscicapa boehmi
- Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
- Olivaceous Flycatcher Muscicapa olivascens
- Chapin's Flycatcher Muscicapa lendu
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Little Gray Flycatcher Muscicapa epulata
- Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata
- Tessmann's Flycatcher Muscicapa tessmanni
- Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
- Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax
- Bocage's Akalat Sheppardia bocagei
- Lowland Akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis
- Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossyphicula roberti
- Archer's Robin-Chat Cossypha archeri
- Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter
- Gray-winged Robin-Chat Cossypha polioptera
- White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
- Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
- White-headed Robin-Chat Cossypha heinrichi
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
- Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush Cichladusa ruficauda
- Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
- Forest Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucosticta
- Miombo Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas barbata
- 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
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- Congo Moorchat Myrmecocichla tholloni
- Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
- White-fronted Black-Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons
- White-headed Black-Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
- Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
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