List of Birds of Zambia - 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 36 species which occur in Zambia.

• Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
• Mariqua Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis
• White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
• Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
• Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata
• Boehm's Flycatcher Muscicapa boehmi
• Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
• African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
• Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini
• Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
• Grey Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
• Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
• White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
• Bocage's Akalat Sheppardia bocagei
• Sharpe's Akalat Sheppardia sharpei
• Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
• Olive-flanked Robin-Chat Cossypha anomala
• Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
• Grey-winged Robin-Chat Cossypha polioptera
• 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
• Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
• African Stonechat Saxicola torquata
• Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
• Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
• Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
• Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
• White-headed Black-Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
• Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
• Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus