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Category:Muscicapidae

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Family: Muscicapidae

[edit] Description

Old World Flycatchers

[edit] Taxonomy

Muscicapidae is a family in the Order Passeriformes.
The newest Clements update brought some changes to this family. Some families were moved from the family Turdidae to the Old World Flycatchers (Alethe, Pseudalethe, Brachypteryx, Myophonus and Monticola) and the genus Cochoa was moved to the family Turdidae.


Family Muscicapidae view • edit

Genus Empidornis view • edit
E. semipartitus Silverbird

Genus Bradornis view • edit
B. pallidus Pale Flycatcher
B. infuscatus Chat Flycatcher
B. mariquensis Mariqua Flycatcher
B. microrhynchus African Grey Flycatcher

Genus Melaenornis view • edit
M. brunneus Angola Slaty Flycatcher
M. fischeri White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
M. chocolatinus Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher
M. edolioides Northern Black Flycatcher
M. pammelaina Southern Black Flycatcher
M. ardesiacus Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
M. annamarulae Nimba Flycatcher

Genus Fraseria view • edit
F. ocreata Fraser's Forest Flycatcher
F. cinerascens White-browed Forest Flycatcher

Genus Sigelus view • edit
S. silens Fiscal Flycatcher

Genus Muscicapa view • edit
M. striata Spotted Flycatcher
M. gambagae Gambaga Flycatcher
M. sibirica Dark-sided Flycatcher
M. latirostris Asian Brown Flycatcher
M. williamsoni Brown-streaked Flycatcher
M. griseisticta Grey-streaked Flycatcher
M. randi Ashy-breasted Flycatcher
M. segregata Sumba Brown Flycatcher
M. ruficauda Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
M. muttui Brown-breasted Flycatcher
M. ferruginea Ferruginous Flycatcher
M. ussheri Ussher's Flycatcher
M. infuscata Sooty Flycatcher
M. boehmi Böhm's Flycatcher
M. aquatica Swamp Flycatcher
M. olivascens Olivaceous Flycatcher
M. lendu Chapin's Flycatcher
M. adusta African Dusky Flycatcher
M. epulata Little Grey Flycatcher
M. sethsmithi Yellow-footed Flycatcher
M. comitata Dusky-blue Flycatcher
M. tessmanni Tessmann's Flycatcher
M. cassini Cassin's Flycatcher
M. caerulescens Ashy Flycatcher

Genus Myioparus view • edit
M. griseigularis Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher
M. plumbeus Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Genus Humblotia view • edit
H. flavirostris Humblot's Flycatcher

Genus Alethe view • edit
A. diademata Fire-crested Alethe

Genus Cercotrichas view • edit
C. coryphaeus Karoo Scrub Robin
C. leucosticta Forest Scrub Robin
C. signata Brown Scrub Robin
C. quadrivirgata Bearded Scrub Robin
C. barbata Miombo Scrub Robin
C. podobe Black Scrub Robin
C. galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
C. paena Kalahari Scrub Robin
C. hartlaubi Brown-backed Scrub Robin
C. leucophrys White-browed Scrub Robin

Genus Namibornis view • edit
N. herero Herero Chat

Genus Saxicoloides view • edit
S. fulicatus Indian Robin

Genus Copsychus view • edit
C. saularis Oriental Magpie-Robin
C. albospecularis Madagascar Magpie-Robin
C. sechellarum Seychelles Magpie-Robin
C. mindanensis Philippine Magpie-Robin
C. malabaricus White-rumped Shama
C. albiventris Andaman Shama
C. luzoniensis White-browed Shama
C. niger White-vented Shama
C. cebuensis Black Shama

Genus Trichixos view • edit
T. pyrropygus Rufous-tailed Shama

Genus Anthipes view • edit
A. monileger White-gorgeted Flycatcher
A. solitaris Rufous-browed Flycatcher

Genus Cyornis view • edit
C. sanfordi Matinan Blue Flycatcher
C. hoevelli Blue-fronted Blue Flycatcher
C. hyacinthinus Timor Blue Flycatcher
C. concretus White-tailed Flycatcher
C. ruckii Rück's Blue Flycatcher
C. herioti Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher
C. hainanus Hainan Blue Flycatcher
C. pallipes White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
C. poliogenys Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher
C. unicolor Pale Blue Flycatcher
C. rubeculoides Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher
C. magnirostris Large Blue Flycatcher
C. banyumas Hill Blue Flycatcher
C. caerulatus Large-billed Blue Flycatcher
C. turcosus Malaysian Blue Flycatcher
C. lemprieri Palawan Blue Flycatcher
C. superbus Bornean Blue Flycatcher
C. tickelliae Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
C. rufigastra Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
C. omissus Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher

Genus Rhinomyias view • edit
R. brunneatus Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher
R. nicobaricus Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher
R. umbratilis Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher
R. olivaceus Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher
R. oscillans Russet-backed Jungle Flycatcher
R. ruficauda Rufous-tailed Jungle Flycatcher
R. colonus Henna-tailed Jungle Flycatcher
R. additus Streaky-breasted Jungle Flycatcher
R. gularis Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher
R. insignis White-browed Jungle Flycatcher
R. albigularis White-throated Jungle Flycatcher
R. goodfellowi Slaty-backed Jungle Flycatcher

Genus Niltava view • edit
N. grandis Large Niltava
N. macgrigoriae Small Niltava
N. davidi Fujian Niltava
N. sundara Rufous-bellied Niltava
N. sumatrana Rufous-vented Niltava
N. vivida Vivid Niltava

Genus Muscicapella view • edit
M. hodgsoni Pygmy Blue Flycatcher

Genus Cyanoptila view • edit
C. cyanomelana Blue-and-white Flycatcher

Genus Eumyias view • edit
E. sordidus Dull-blue Flycatcher
E. albicaudatus Nilgiri Flycatcher
E. indigo Indigo Flycatcher
E. thalassinus Verditer Flycatcher
E. panayensis Island Flycatcher

Genus Cossyphicula view • edit
C. roberti White-bellied Robin-Chat

Genus Cossypha view • edit
C. isabellae Mountain Robin-Chat
C. archeri Archer's Robin-Chat
C. anomala Olive-flanked Robin-Chat
C. caffra Cape Robin-Chat
C. humeralis White-throated Robin-Chat
C. cyanocampter Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
C. polioptera Grey-winged Robin-Chat
C. semirufa Rüppell's Robin-Chat
C. heuglini White-browed Robin-Chat
C. natalensis Red-capped Robin-Chat
C. dichroa Chorister Robin-Chat
C. heinrichi White-headed Robin-Chat
C. niveicapilla Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
C. albicapillus White-crowned Robin-Chat

Genus Xenocopsychus view • edit
X. ansorgei Angola Cave Chat

Genus Cichladusa view • edit
C. arquata Collared Palm Thrush
C. ruficauda Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush
C. guttata Spotted Palm Thrush

Genus Erithacus view • edit
E. rubecula European Robin
E. akahige Japanese Robin
E. komadori Ryukyu Robin

Genus Pogonocichla view • edit
P. stellata White-starred Robin

Genus Swynnertonia view • edit
S. swynnertoni Swynnerton's Robin

Genus Pseudalethe view • edit
P. poliocephala Brown-chested Alethe
P. polophrys Red-throated Alethe
P. choloensis Cholo Alethe
P. fuelleborni White-chested Alethe

Genus Stiphrornis view • edit
S. erythrothorax Forest Robin

Genus Sheppardia view • edit
S. bocagei Bocage's Akalat
S. cyornithopsis Lowland Akalat
S. aequatorialis Equatorial Akalat
S. sharpei Sharpe's Akalat
S. gunningi East Coast Akalat
S. gabela Gabela Akalat
S. montana Usambara Akalat
S. lowei Iringa Akalat
S. aurantiithorax Rubeho Akalat

Genus Heinrichia view • edit
H. calligyna Great Shortwing

Genus Brachypteryx view • edit
B. hyperythra Rusty-bellied Shortwing
B. stellata Gould's Shortwing
B. major Nilgiri Shortwing
B. albiventris White-bellied Shortwing
B. leucophris Lesser Shortwing
B. montana White-browed Shortwing

Genus Irania view • edit
I. gutturalis White-throated Robin

Genus Luscinia view • edit
L. sibilans Rufous-tailed Robin
L. ruficeps Rufous-headed Robin
L. brunnea Indian Blue Robin
L. cyane Siberian Blue Robin
L. luscinia Thrush Nightingale
L. megarhynchos Common Nightingale
L. svecica Bluethroat
L. pectardens Firethroat
L. obscura Black-throated Blue Robin
L. calliope Siberian Rubythroat
L. pectoralis White-tailed Rubythroat

Genus Hodgsonius view • edit
H. phaenicuroides White-bellied Redstart

Genus Myophonus view • edit
M. blighi Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush
M. melanurus Shiny Whistling Thrush
M. glaucinus Javan Whistling Thrush
M. castaneus Chestnut-winged Whistling Thrush
M. borneensis Bornean Whistling Thrush
M. robinsoni Malayan Whistling Thrush
M. horsfieldii Malabar Whistling Thrush
M. insularis Taiwan Whistling Thrush
M. caeruleus Blue Whistling Thrush

Genus Enicurus view • edit
E. scouleri Little Forktail
E. leschenaulti White-crowned Forktail
E. maculatus Spotted Forktail
E. velatus Sunda Forktail
E. ruficapillus Chestnut-naped Forktail
E. immaculatus Black-backed Forktail
E. schistaceus Slaty-backed Forktail

Genus Cinclidium view • edit
C. frontale Blue-fronted Robin

Genus Myiomela view • edit
M. leucura White-tailed Robin
M. diana Sunda Robin

Genus Grandala view • edit
G. coelicolor Grandala

Genus Tarsiger view • edit
T. cyanurus Red-flanked Bluetail
T. rufilatus Himalayan Bluetail
T. hyperythrus Rufous-breasted Bush Robin
T. indicus White-browed Bush Robin
T. chrysaeus Golden Bush Robin
T. johnstoniae Collared Bush Robin

Genus Ficedula view • edit
F. dumetoria Rufous-chested Flycatcher
F. riedeli Tanimbar Flycatcher
F. rufigula Rufous-throated Flycatcher
F. buruensis Cinnamon-chested Flycatcher
F. basilanica Little Slaty Flycatcher
F. henrici Damar Flycatcher
F. harterti Sumba Flycatcher
F. platenae Palawan Flycatcher
F. crypta Cryptic Flycatcher
F. disposita Furtive Flycatcher
F. bonthaina Lompobattang Flycatcher
F. westermanni Little Pied Flycatcher
F. hypoleuca European Pied Flycatcher
F. timorensis Black-banded Flycatcher
F. speculigera Atlas Flycatcher
F. albicollis Collared Flycatcher
F. semitorquata Semicollared Flycatcher
F. albicilla Taiga Flycatcher
F. subrubra Kashmir Flycatcher
F. superciliaris Ultramarine Flycatcher
F. strophiata Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
F. zanthopygia Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
F. narcissina Narcissus Flycatcher
F. mugimaki Mugimaki Flycatcher
F. hodgsonii Slaty-backed Flycatcher
F. hyperythra Snowy-browed Flycatcher
F. parva Red-breasted Flycatcher
F. tricolor Slaty-blue Flycatcher
F. nigrorufa Black-and-orange Flycatcher
F. sapphira Sapphire Flycatcher

Genus Phoenicurus view • edit
P. frontalis Blue-fronted Redstart
P. erythronotus Rufous-backed Redstart
P. alschanicus Przevalski's Redstart
P. caeruleocephala Blue-capped Redstart
P. moussieri Moussier's Redstart
P. phoenicurus Common Redstart
P. hodgsoni Hodgson's Redstart
P. schisticeps White-throated Redstart
P. erythrogastrus Güldenstädt's Redstart
P. ochruros Black Redstart
P. auroreus Daurian Redstart

Genus Rhyacornis view • edit
R. fuliginosa Plumbeous Water Redstart
R. bicolor Luzon Water Redstart

Genus Chaimarrornis view • edit
C. leucocephalus White-capped Redstart

Genus Monticola view • edit
M. rufocinereus Little Rock Thrush
M. rufiventris Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush
M. gularis White-throated Rock Thrush
M. cinclorhynchus Blue-capped Rock Thrush
M. brevipes Short-toed Rock Thrush
M. explorator Sentinel Rock Thrush
M. sharpei Forest Rock Thrush
M. imerina Littoral Rock Thrush
M. saxatilis Common Rock Thrush
M. solitarius Blue Rock Thrush
M. angolensis Miombo Rock Thrush
M. rupestris Cape Rock Thrush

Genus Saxicola view • edit
S. rubetra Whinchat
S. macrorhynchus White-browed Bushchat
S. insignis White-throated Bushchat
S. dacotiae Canary Islands Stonechat
S. rubicola European Stonechat
S. maurus Siberian Stonechat
S. torquatus African Stonechat
S. tectes Reunion Stonechat
S. leucurus White-tailed Stonechat
S. caprata Pied Bushchat
S. jerdoni Jerdon's Bushchat
S. ferreus Grey Bushchat
S. gutturalis White-bellied Bushchat

Genus Campicoloides view • edit
C. bifasciatus Buff-streaked Chat

Genus Pinarornis view • edit
P. plumosus Boulder Chat

Genus Myrmecocichla view • edit
M. tholloni Congo Moorchat
M. aethiops Northern Anteater Chat
M. formicivora Southern Anteater Chat
M. nigra Sooty Chat
M. melaena Rüppell's Black Chat
M. albifrons White-fronted Black Chat
M. arnotti White-headed Black Chat
M. collaris Ruaha Chat

Genus Thamnolaea view • edit
T. cinnamomeiventris Mocking Cliff Chat
T. semirufa White-winged Cliff Chat

Genus Cercomela view • edit
C. sinuata Sickle-winged Chat
C. schlegelii Karoo Chat
C. tractrac Tractrac Chat
C. familiaris Familiar Chat
C. scotocerca Brown-tailed Rockchat
C. fusca Brown Rockchat
C. dubia Sombre Rockchat
C. melanura Blackstart
C. sordida Moorland Chat

Genus Oenanthe view • edit
O. leucopyga White-crowned Wheatear
O. monacha Hooded Wheatear
O. albonigra Hume's Wheatear
O. leucura Black Wheatear
O. monticola Mountain Wheatear
O. phillipsi Somali Wheatear
O. oenanthe Northern Wheatear
O. lugens Mourning Wheatear
O. lugubris Abyssinian Wheatear
O. finschii Finsch's Wheatear
O. picata Variable Wheatear
O. moesta Red-rumped Wheatear
O. pleschanka Pied Wheatear
O. cypriaca Cyprus Wheatear
O. hispanica Black-eared Wheatear
O. xanthoprymna Kurdish Wheatear
O. chrysopygia Red-tailed Wheatear
O. deserti Desert Wheatear
O. pileata Capped Wheatear
O. isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
O. bottae Red-breasted Wheatear
O. heuglini Heuglin's Wheatear

[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase

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