List of Birds of Zimbabwe - Old World Flycatchers

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 33 species which occur in Zimbabwe.

• Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
• Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus
• Mariqua Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis
• Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
• Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
• Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
• Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
• Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita
• European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
• Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis (A)
• White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
• Swynnerton's Robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni
• Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
• White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
• Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
• White-throated Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis
• White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
• Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
• Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
• Bearded Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
• Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
• Kalahari Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas paena
• Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus (A)
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
• African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
• Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe (A)
• Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
• Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
• Southern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
• White-headed Black-Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
• Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
• Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus