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, 44 in Southern Africa.
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus
- Mariqua Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis
- Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Grey Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
- Swynnerton's Robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni
- East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia accidental
- 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
- Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
- Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush Cichladusa ruficauda
- Bearded Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
- Brown Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas signata
- Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
- Kalahari Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas paena
- Karoo Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas coryphoeus
- Herero Chat Namibornis herero
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus accidental
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Buff-streaked Chat Oenanthe bifasciata
- Mountain Wheatear Oenanthe monticola
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe accidental
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka accidental
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Sickle-winged Chat Cercomela sinuata
- Karoo Chat Cercomela schlegelii
- Tractrac Chat Cercomela tractrac
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- Southern Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
- White-headed Black-chat Myrmecocichla arnoti
- Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds
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