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 of which 69 occur in Thailand.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher | Rhinomyias brunneata | Rare on passage |
| Grey-chested Jungle-flycatcher | Rhinomyias umbratilis | Rare in far south |
| Fulvous-chested Jungle-flycatcher | Rhinomyias olivacea | |
| Siberian Flycatcher | Muscicapa sibirica | Winter visitor |
| Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | Resident and winter visitor |
| Brown-streaked Flycatcher | Muscicapa williamsoni | Resident and passage visitor |
| Brown-breasted Flycatcher | Muscicapa muttui | Very rare |
| Ferruginous Flycatcher | Muscicapa ferruginea | Winter visitor and passage migrant |
| Korean Flycatcher | Ficedula zanthopygia | Passage migrant |
| Narcissus Flycatcher | Ficedula narcissina | Rare winter visitor |
| Mugimaki Flycatcher | Ficedula mugimaki | Winter visitor |
| Slaty-backed Flycatcher | Ficedula hodgsonii | Winter visitor |
| Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher | Ficedula strophiata | Winter visitor |
| Taiga Flycatcher | Ficedula albicilla | Winter visitor |
| Snowy-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula hyperythra | |
| White-gorgeted Flycatcher | Ficedula monileger | |
| Rufous-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula solitaris | |
| Rufous-chested Flycatcher | Ficedula dumetoria | |
| Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni | |
| Ultramarine Flycatcher | Ficedula superciliaris | Winter visitor |
| Slaty-blue Flycatcher | Ficedula tricolor | Winter visitor |
| Sapphire Flycatcher | Ficedula sapphira | Winter visitor |
| Blue-and-white Flycatcher | Cyanoptila cyanomelana | Passage migrant |
| Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias thalassina | Resident and winter visitor |
| Large Niltava | Niltava grandis | |
| Small Niltava | Niltava macgrigoriae | |
| Fujian Niltava | Niltava davidi | Rare winter visitor |
| Rufous-bellied Niltava | Niltava sundara | Winter visitor |
| Vivid Niltava | Niltava vivida | Winter visitor |
| White-tailed Flycatcher | Cyornis concretus | Rare |
| Hainan Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis hainanus | |
| Pale Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis unicolor | |
| Blue-throated Flycatcher | Cyornis rubeculoides | Resident and winter visitor |
| Hill Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis banyumas | |
| Malaysian Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis turcosus | |
| Tickell's Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae | |
| Mangrove Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis rufigastra | |
| Pygmy Blue Flycatcher | Muscicapella hodgsoni | Rare winter visitor |
| Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis | |
| Japanese Robin | Erithacus akahige | One record |
| Rufous-tailed Robin | Luscinia sibilans | Rare winter visitor |
| Siberian Rubythroat | Luscinia calliope | Winter visitor |
| White-tailed Rubythroat | Luscinia pectoralis | One record |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | Winter visitor |
| Black-throated Blue Robin | Luscinia obscura | Very rare winter visitor |
| Siberian Blue Robin | Luscinia cyane | Winter visitor |
| Red-flanked Bluetail | Tarsiger cyanurus | Winter visitor |
| Golden Bush Robin | Tarsiger chrysaeus | Rare winter visitor |
| Oriental Magpie Robin | Copsychus saularis | |
| White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus | |
| Rufous-tailed Shama | Trichixos pyrropyga | Rare |
| Daurian Redstart | Phoenicurus auroreus | Winter visitor |
| Blue-fronted Redstart | Phoenicurus frontalis | Rare winter visitor |
| White-capped Redstart | Chaimarrornis leucocephalus | Mainly winter visitor |
| Plumbeous Redstart | Rhyacornis fuliginosus | Resident and winter visitor |
| White-bellied Redstart | Hodgsonius phaenicuroides | Resident and winter visitor |
| Siberian Stonechat | Saxicola maura | Resident and winter visitor |
| White-tailed Robin | Cinclidium leucurum | |
| Blue-fronted Robin | Cinclidium frontale | Status uncertain, one record |
| Chestnut-naped Forktail | Enicurus ruficapillus | |
| Black-backed Forktail | Enicurus immaculatus | |
| Slaty-backed Forktail | Enicurus schistaceus | |
| White-crowned Forktail | Enicurus leschenaulti | |
| Purple Cochoa | Cochoa purpurea | Rare |
| Green Cochoa | Cochoa viridis | |
| Pied Bushchat | Saxicola caprata | |
| Jerdon's Bushchat | Saxicola jerdoni | Rare |
| Grey Bushchat | Saxicola ferrea | Resident and winter visitor |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Thailand
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