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 29 species which occur in Mozambique.
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita
- White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
- Swynnerton's Robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni
- East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Olive-flanked Robin-Chat Cossypha anomala
- 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
- Miombo Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas barbata
- Brown Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas signata
- Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
- White-headed Black-Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
- Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Mozambique
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