List of Birds of Rwanda - 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 34 species which occur in Rwanda.

• Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
• White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
• Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
• Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus
• Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
• African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
• Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
• Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
• Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
• Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
• White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
• Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax
• Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis
• White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossyphicula roberti
• Archer's Robin-Chat Cossypha archeri
• Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
• Gray-winged Robin-Chat Cossypha polioptera
• White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
• Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
• Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
• Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
• Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
• Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
• Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
• African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
• Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
• Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
• Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
• White-fronted Black-Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons
• White-headed Black-Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
• Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris