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 26 species which occur in Turkey.
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes'
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- White-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga (A)
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
- Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca
- Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti (A)
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Turkey
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