List of Old World flycatcher species

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Old World flycatchers is the common name for the avian family Muscicapidae, which also includes the Old World chats. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 343 species in the family, distributed among five subfamilies and 51 genera.[1]

This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.

Common name Binomial name IOC sequence
White-tailed alethe Alethe diademata 1
Fire-crested alethe Alethe castanea 2
Karoo scrub robin Cercotrichas coryphoeus 3
Forest scrub robin Cercotrichas leucosticta 4
Bearded scrub robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata 5
Miombo scrub robin Cercotrichas barbata 6
Black scrub robin Cercotrichas podobe 7
Rufous-tailed scrub robin Cercotrichas galactotes 8
Kalahari scrub robin Cercotrichas paena 9
Brown-backed scrub robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi 10
White-browed scrub robin Cercotrichas leucophrys 11
Brown scrub robin Cercotrichas signata 12
Indian robin Copsychus fulicatus 13
Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis 14
Rufous-tailed shama Copsychus pyrropygus 15
Madagascar magpie-robin Copsychus albospecularis 16
Seychelles magpie-robin Copsychus sechellarum 17
Philippine magpie-robin Copsychus mindanensis 18
White-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus 19
Andaman shama Copsychus albiventris 20
White-crowned shama Copsychus stricklandii 21
White-browed shama Copsychus luzoniensis 22
Visayan shama Copsychus superciliaris 23
White-vented shama Copsychus niger 24
Black shama Copsychus cebuensis 25
Fraser's forest flycatcher Fraseria ocreata 26
White-browed forest flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens 27
Grey-throated tit-flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis 28
Grey tit-flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus 29
Angolan slaty flycatcher Melaenornis brunneus 30
White-eyed slaty flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri 31
Abyssinian slaty flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus 32
Nimba flycatcher Melaenornis annamarulae 33
Yellow-eyed black flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus 34
Northern black flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides 35
Southern black flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina 36
Pale flycatcher Melaenornis pallidus 37
chat flycatcher Melaenornis infuscatus 38
African grey flycatcher Melaenornis microrhynchus 39
Marico flycatcher Melaenornis mariquensis 40
Fiscal flycatcher Melaenornis silens 41
Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus 42
Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata 43
Mediterranean flycatcher Muscicapa tyrrhenica 44
Gambaga flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae 45
Grey-streaked flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta 46
Dark-sided flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica 47
Asian brown flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 48
Sulawesi streaked flycatcher Muscicapa sodhii 49
Brown-streaked flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni 50
Ashy-breasted flycatcher Muscicapa randi 51
Sumba brown flycatcher Muscicapa segregata 52
Brown-breasted flycatcher Muscicapa muttui 53
Ferruginous flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea 54
Ashy flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens 55
Swamp flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica 56
Cassin's flycatcher Muscicapa cassini 57
Olivaceous flycatcher Muscicapa olivascens 58
Chapin's flycatcher Muscicapa lendu 59
Itombwe flycatcher Muscicapa itombwensis 60
African dusky flycatcher Muscicapa adusta 61
Little grey flycatcher Muscicapa epulata 62
Yellow-footed flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi 63
Dusky-blue flycatcher Muscicapa comitata 64
Tessmann's flycatcher Muscicapa tessmanni 65
Sooty flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata 66
Ussher's flycatcher Muscicapa ussheri 67
Böhm's flycatcher Muscicapa boehmi 68
White-tailed flycatcher Leucoptilon concretum 69
White-gorgeted flycatcher Anthipes monileger 70
Rufous-browed flycatcher Anthipes solitaris 71
Hainan blue flycatcher Cyornis hainanus 72
Pale blue flycatcher Cyornis unicolor 73
Rück's blue flycatcher Cyornis ruckii 74
Blue-breasted blue flycatcher Cyornis herioti 75
White-bellied blue flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes 76
Pale-chinned blue flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys 77
Hill blue flycatcher Cyornis whitei 78
Javan blue flycatcher Cyornis banyumas 79
Dayak blue flycatcher Cyornis montanus 80
Large blue flycatcher Cyornis magnirostris 81
Palawan blue flycatcher Cyornis lemprieri 82
Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae 83
Indochinese blue flycatcher Cyornis sumatrensis 84
Sunda blue flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus 85
Bornean blue flycatcher Cyornis superbus 86
Blue-throated blue flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides 87
Chinese blue flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans 88
Malaysian blue flycatcher Cyornis turcosus 89
Mangrove blue flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra 90
Tanahjampea blue flycatcher Cyornis djampeanus 91
Sulawesi blue flycatcher Cyornis omissus 92
Timor blue flycatcher Cyornis hyacinthinus 93
Blue-fronted blue flycatcher Cyornis hoevelli 94
Matinan blue flycatcher Cyornis sanfordi 95
Flores jungle flycatcher Cyornis oscillans 96
Sumba jungle flycatcher Cyornis stresemanni 97
Brown-chested jungle flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus 98
Nicobar jungle flycatcher Cyornis nicobaricus 99
Fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher Cyornis olivaceus 100
Grey-chested jungle flycatcher Cyornis umbratilis 101
Crocker jungle flycatcher Cyornis ruficrissa 102
Sulu jungle flycatcher Cyornis ocularis 103
Philippine jungle flycatcher Cyornis ruficauda 104
Sula jungle flycatcher Cyornis colonus 105
Banggai jungle flycatcher Cyornis pelingensis 106
Fujian niltava Niltava davidi 107
Rufous-bellied niltava Niltava sundara 108
Rufous-vented niltava Niltava sumatrana 109
Chinese vivid niltava Niltava oatesi 110
Taiwan vivid niltava Niltava vivida 111
Large niltava Niltava grandis 112
Small niltava Niltava macgrigoriae 113
Blue-and-white flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 114
Zappey's flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis 115
Dull-blue flycatcher Eumyias sordidus 116
Verditer flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus 117
Turquoise flycatcher Eumyias panayensis 118
Nilgiri flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus 119
Indigo flycatcher Eumyias indigo 120
Buru jungle flycatcher Eumyias additus 121
European robin Erithacus rubecula 122
Red-throated alethe Chamaetylas poliophrys 123
Brown-chested alethe Chamaetylas poliocephala 124
White-chested alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni 125
Thyolo alethe Chamaetylas choloensis 126
White-bellied robin-chat Cossyphicula roberti 127
Mountain robin-chat Cossypha isabellae 128
Archer's ground robin Cossypha archeri 129
Olive-flanked ground robin Cossypha anomala 130
Cape robin-chat Cossypha caffra 131
White-throated robin-chat Cossypha humeralis 132
Grey-winged robin-chat Cossypha polioptera 133
Blue-shouldered robin-chat Cossypha cyanocampter 134
Rüppell's robin-chat Cossypha semirufa 135
White-browed robin-chat Cossypha heuglini 136
Red-capped robin-chat Cossypha natalensis 137
Chorister robin-chat Cossypha dichroa 138
White-headed robin-chat Cossypha heinrichi 139
Snowy-crowned robin-chat Cossypha niveicapilla 140
White-crowned robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus 141
Angolan cave chat Xenocopsychus ansorgei 142
Swynnerton's robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni 143
White-starred robin Pogonocichla stellata 144
Forest robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax 145
Short-tailed akalat Sheppardia poensis 146
Bocage's akalat Sheppardia bocagei 147
Lowland akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis 148
Equatorial akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis 149
Sharpe's akalat Sheppardia sharpei 150
East Coast akalat Sheppardia gunningi 151
Gabela akalat Sheppardia gabela 152
Rubeho akalat Sheppardia aurantiithorax 153
Usambara akalat Sheppardia montana 154
Iringa akalat Sheppardia lowei 155
Collared palm thrush Cichladusa arquata 156
Rufous-tailed palm thrush Cichladusa ruficauda 157
Spotted palm thrush Cichladusa guttata 158
Great shortwing Heinrichia calligyna 159
Bagobo babbler Leonardina woodi 160
Gould's shortwing Heteroxenicus stellatus 161
Rusty-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra 162
Lesser shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris 163
Himalayan shortwing Brachypteryx cruralis 164
Chinese shortwing Brachypteryx sinensis 165
Taiwan shortwing Brachypteryx goodfellowi 166
White-browed shortwing Brachypteryx montana 167
Eyebrowed jungle flycatcher Vauriella gularis 168
White-throated jungle flycatcher Vauriella albigularis 169
White-browed jungle flycatcher Vauriella insignis 170
Slaty-backed jungle flycatcher Vauriella goodfellowi 171
Indian blue robin Larvivora brunnea 172
Siberian blue robin Larvivora cyane 173
Rufous-tailed robin Larvivora sibilans 174
Rufous-headed robin Larvivora ruficeps 175
Ryukyu robin Larvivora komadori 176
Okinawa robin Larvivora namiyei 177
Japanese robin Larvivora akahige 178
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 179
White-bellied redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides 180
Thrush nightingale Luscinia luscinia 181
Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 182
White-throated robin Irania gutturalis 183
Himalayan rubythroat Calliope pectoralis 184
Chinese rubythroat Calliope tschebaiewi 185
Siberian rubythroat Calliope calliope 186
Firethroat Calliope pectardens 187
Blackthroat Calliope obscura 188
White-tailed robin Myiomela leucura 189
Sumatran blue robin Myiomela sumatrana 190
Javan blue robin Myiomela diana 191
Nilgiri blue robin Sholicola major 192
White-bellied blue robin Sholicola albiventris 193
White-browed bush robin Tarsiger indicus 194
Rufous-breasted bush robin Tarsiger hyperythrus 195
Collared bush robin Tarsiger johnstoniae 196
Red-flanked bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 197
Himalayan bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus 198
Golden bush robin Tarsiger chrysaeus 199
Little forktail Enicurus scouleri 200
Sunda forktail Enicurus velatus 201
Chestnut-naped forktail Enicurus ruficapillus 202
Black-backed forktail Enicurus immaculatus 203
Slaty-backed forktail Enicurus schistaceus 204
White-crowned forktail Enicurus leschenaulti 205
Bornean forktail Enicurus borneensis 206
Spotted forktail Enicurus maculatus 207
Sri Lanka whistling thrush Myophonus blighi 208
Shiny whistling thrush Myophonus melanurus 209
Javan whistling thrush Myophonus glaucinus 210
Bornean whistling thrush Myophonus borneensis 211
Brown-winged whistling thrush Myophonus castaneus 212
Malayan whistling thrush Myophonus robinsoni 213
Malabar whistling thrush Myophonus horsfieldii 214
Taiwan whistling thrush Myophonus insularis 215
Blue whistling thrush Myophonus caeruleus 216
Blue-fronted robin Cinclidium frontale 217
Yellow-rumped flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia 218
Green-backed flycatcher Ficedula elisae 219
Narcissus flycatcher Ficedula narcissina 220
Ryukyu flycatcher Ficedula owstoni 221
Slaty-backed flycatcher Ficedula erithacus 222
Mugimaki flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki 223
Pygmy flycatcher Ficedula hodgsoni 224
Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher Ficedula strophiata 225
Sapphire flycatcher Ficedula sapphira 226
Ultramarine flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris 227
Little pied flycatcher Ficedula westermanni 228
Slaty-blue flycatcher Ficedula tricolor 229
Snowy-browed flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra 230
Rusty-tailed flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda 231
Taiga flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 232
Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva 233
Kashmir flycatcher Ficedula subrubra 234
Semicollared flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata 235
European pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 236
Collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 237
Atlas pied flycatcher Ficedula speculigera 238
Black-and-orange flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa 239
Rufous-chested flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria 240
Tanimbar flycatcher Ficedula riedeli 241
Furtive flycatcher Ficedula disposita 242
Palawan flycatcher Ficedula platenae 243
Rufous-throated flycatcher Ficedula rufigula 244
Cinnamon-chested flycatcher Ficedula buruensis 245
Sumba flycatcher Ficedula harterti 246
Black-banded flycatcher Ficedula timorensis 247
Little slaty flycatcher Ficedula basilanica 248
Cryptic flycatcher Ficedula crypta 249
Bundok flycatcher Ficedula luzoniensis 250
Lompobattang flycatcher Ficedula bonthaina 251
Damar flycatcher Ficedula henrici 252
Przevalski's redstart Phoenicurus alaschanicus 253
Eversmann's redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus 254
Blue-capped redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala 255
Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 256
Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 257
Hodgson's redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni 258
White-throated redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps 259
Daurian redstart Phoenicurus auroreus 260
Moussier's redstart Phoenicurus moussieri 261
Güldenstädt's redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus 262
Blue-fronted redstart Phoenicurus frontalis 263
Plumbeous water redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus 264
Luzon water redstart Phoenicurus bicolor 265
White-capped redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus 266
White-winged cliff chat Monticola semirufus 267
Cape rock thrush Monticola rupestris 268
Sentinel rock thrush Monticola explorator 269
Short-toed rock thrush Monticola brevipes 270
Miombo rock thrush Monticola angolensis 271
Common rock thrush Monticola saxatilis 272
Little rock thrush Monticola rufocinereus 273
Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius 274
Chestnut-bellied rock thrush Monticola rufiventris 275
Blue-capped rock thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha 276
White-throated rock thrush Monticola gularis 277
Littoral rock thrush Monticola imerina 278
Forest rock thrush Monticola sharpei 279
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 280
White-browed bush chat Saxicola macrorhynchus 281
White-throated bush chat Saxicola insignis 282
Canary Islands stonechat Saxicola dacotiae 283
European stonechat Saxicola rubicola 284
Siberian stonechat Saxicola maurus 285
Amur stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri 286
African stonechat Saxicola torquatus 287
Madagascar stonechat Saxicola sibilla 288
Reunion stonechat Saxicola tectes 289
White-tailed stonechat Saxicola leucurus 290
Pied bush chat Saxicola caprata 291
Jerdon's bush chat Saxicola jerdoni 292
Grey bush chat Saxicola ferreus 293
White-bellied bush chat Saxicola gutturalis 294
Buff-streaked chat Campicoloides bifasciatus 295
Sickle-winged chat Emarginata sinuata 296
Karoo chat Emarginata schlegelii 297
Tractrac chat Emarginata tractrac 298
Moorland chat Pinarochroa sordida 299
Mocking cliff chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris 300
White-crowned cliff chat Thamnolaea coronata 301
Sooty chat Myrmecocichla nigra 302
Anteater chat Myrmecocichla aethiops 303
Congo moor chat Myrmecocichla tholloni 304
Ant-eating chat Myrmecocichla formicivora 305
Rüppell's black chat Myrmecocichla melaena 306
Mountain wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola 307
Arnot's chat Myrmecocichla arnotti 308
Ruaha chat Myrmecocichla collaris 309
Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 310
Atlas wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi 311
Capped wheatear Oenanthe pileata 312
Red-breasted wheatear Oenanthe bottae 313
Heuglin's wheatear Oenanthe heuglinii 314
Isabelline wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 315
Hooded wheatear Oenanthe monacha 316
Desert wheatear Oenanthe deserti 317
Western black-eared wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 318
Eastern black-eared wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca 319
Cyprus wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca 320
Pied wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 321
White-fronted black chat Oenanthe albifrons 322
Somali wheatear Oenanthe phillipsi 323
Red-rumped wheatear Oenanthe moesta 324
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura 325
Familiar chat Oenanthe familiaris 326
Brown-tailed rock chat Oenanthe scotocerca 327
Sombre rock chat Oenanthe dubia 328
Brown rock chat Oenanthe fusca 329
Variable wheatear Oenanthe picata 330
Black wheatear Oenanthe leucura 331
Abyssinian wheatear Oenanthe lugubris 332
White-crowned wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga 333
Hume's wheatear Oenanthe albonigra 334
Finsch's wheatear Oenanthe finschii 335
Maghreb wheatear Oenanthe halophila 336
Mourning wheatear Oenanthe lugens 337
Basalt wheatear Oenanthe warriae 338
Arabian wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides 339
Kurdish wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna 340
Red-tailed wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia 341
Herero chat Namibornis herero 342
Humblot's flycatcher Humblotia flavirostris 343

References[]

  1. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 12.1)". doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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