Old World Flycatchers and Chats
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 about 275 species worldwide and 23 species which occur in Malta.
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata (A)
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia (A)
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope (A)
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri (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
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti (A)
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Malta
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