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 23 species which occur in Germany.
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope (A)
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes (A)
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura (A)
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- White-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga (A)
- Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura (A)
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka (A)
- Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica (A)
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti (A)
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina (A)
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