Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Muscicapidae · 336 species

Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) is a family of 336 bird species in the order Passeriformes. They live mostly in forest, shrubland, woodland habitats. The smallest is the Little Pied Flycatcher and the largest the Blue Whistling Thrush.

Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus
African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Amber Mountain Rock Thrush Monticola erythronotus
Andaman Shama Kittacincla albiventris
Angola Cave Chat Xenocopsychus ansorgei
Angola Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis brunneus
Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
Archer's Ground Robin Dessonornis archeri
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa randi
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Atlas Wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi
Bearded Scrub Robin Tychaedon quadrivirgata
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe
Black Shama Kittacincla cebuensis
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa
Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
Black-banded Flycatcher Ficedula timorensis
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura
Blackthroat Calliope obscura
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher Cyornis herioti
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha
Blue-fronted Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hoevelli
Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter
Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica
Bocage's Akalat Sheppardia bocagei
Boehm's Flycatcher Bradornis boehmi
Bornean Blue Flycatcher Cyornis superbus
Bornean Shortwing Brachypteryx erythrogyna
Bornean Whistling Thrush Myophonus borneensis
Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus
Bradornis fuliginosus Bradornis fuliginosus
Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca
Brown Scrub Robin Tychaedon signata
Brown-backed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
Brown-chested Alethe Chamaetylas poliocephala
Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus
Brown-tailed Rock Chat Oenanthe scotocerca
Brown-winged Whistling Thrush Myophonus castaneus
Buff-breasted Wheatear Oenanthe bottae
Buff-streaked Chat Campicoloides bifasciatus
Bundok Flycatcher Ficedula luzoniensis
Buru Jungle Flycatcher Eumyias additus
Cambodian Blue Robin Myiomela cambodiana
Cameroon Mountain Robin Oreocossypha isabellae
Canary Islands Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae
Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini
Chapin's Flycatcher Fraseria lendu
Chat Flycatcher Agricola infuscatus
Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris
Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus
Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans
Chinese Rubythroat Calliope tschebaiewi
Chinese Shortwing Brachypteryx sinensis
Chinese Vivid Niltava Niltava oatesi
Chorister Robin-Chat Cossypha dichroa
Cinnamon-chested Flycatcher Ficedula buruensis
Collared Bush Robin Tarsiger johnstoniae
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
Collared Palm Thrush Cichladusa arquata
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Congo Moor Chat Myrmecocichla tholloni
Cryptic Flycatcher Ficedula crypta
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca
Damar Flycatcher Ficedula henrici
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
Dusky-blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus
East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi
Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis
Eumyias ruficrissa Eumyias ruficrissa
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher Vauriella gularis
Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii
Fire-crested Alethe Alethe castanea
Firethroat Calliope pectardens
Fiscal Flycatcher Melaenornis silens
Flores Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis oscillans
Flores Shortwing Brachypteryx floris
Forest Rock Thrush Monticola sharpei
Forest Scrub Robin Tychaedon leucosticta
Fraser's Forest Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata
Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis olivaceus
Furtive Flycatcher Ficedula disposita
Gabela Akalat Sheppardia gabela
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae
Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
Gould's Shortwing Heteroxenicus stellatus
Great Shortwing Heinrichia calligyna
Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae
Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
Grey Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria plumbea
Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis umbratilis
Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria griseigularis
Grey-winged Robin-Chat Sheppardia polioptera
Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
Herero Chat Melaenornis herero
Heuglin's Wheatear Oenanthe heuglinii
Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis
Himalayan Shortwing Brachypteryx cruralis
Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha
Humblot's Flycatcher Humblotia flavirostris
Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus
Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo
Indochinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis sumatrensis
Iringa Akalat Sheppardia lowei
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Izu Robin Larvivora tanensis
Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige
Javan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas
Javan Blue Robin Myiomela diana
Javan Shortwing Brachypteryx montana
Javan Whistling Thrush Myophonus glaucinus
Jerdon's Bush Chat Saxicola jerdoni
Kalahari Scrub Robin Cercotrichas paena
Karoo Chat Emarginata schlegelii
Karoo Scrub Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
Kittacincla malabarica Kittacincla malabarica
Kittacincla nigra Kittacincla nigra
Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Large Blue Flycatcher Cyornis magnirostris
Large Niltava Niltava grandis
Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris
Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
Little Grey Flycatcher Muscicapa epulata
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
Little Rock Thrush Monticola rufocinereus
Little Slaty Flycatcher Ficedula basilanica
Littoral Rock Thrush Monticola imerina
Lompobattang Flycatcher Ficedula bonthaina
Lowland Akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis
Luzon Water Redstart Phoenicurus bicolor
Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
Malabar Whistling Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii
Malayan Whistling Thrush Myophonus robinsoni
Malaysian Blue Flycatcher Cyornis turcosus
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis
Matinan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis sanfordi
Mbulu Robin-chat Dessonornis mbuluensis
Minahasa Shortwing Heinrichia simplex
Miombo Rock Thrush Monticola angolensis
Miombo Scrub Robin Tychaedon barbata
Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida
Mountain Chat Myrmecocichla monticola
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis nicobaricus
Nilgiri Blue Robin Sholicola major
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus
Nimba Flycatcher Melaenornis annamarulae
Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Okinawa Robin Larvivora namiyei
Olivaceous Flycatcher Fraseria olivascens
Olive-backed Forest Robin Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus
Olive-flanked Ground Robin Dessonornis anomalus
Orange-breasted Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
Palawan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis lemprieri
Palawan Flycatcher Ficedula platenae
Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor
Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys
Pelzeln's Magpie-robin Copsychus pica
Philippine Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis ruficauda
Philippine Magpie-Robin Copsychus mindanensis
Philippine Shortwing Brachypteryx poliogyna
Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
Przevalski's Redstart Phoenicurus alaschanicus
Pygmy Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsoni
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia
Red-throated Alethe Chamaetylas poliophrys
Reunion Stonechat Saxicola tectes
Rubeho Akalat Sheppardia aurantiithorax
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher Cyornis camarinensis
Rufous-breasted Bush Robin Tarsiger hyperythrus
Rufous-browed Flycatcher Anthipes solitaris
Rufous-chested Flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
Rufous-headed Robin Larvivora ruficeps
Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush Cichladusa ruficauda
Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
Rufous-tailed Shama Trichixos pyrropygus
Rufous-throated Flycatcher Ficedula rufigula
Rufous-vented Niltava Niltava sumatrana
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra
Rusty-breasted Wheatear Oenanthe frenata
Rusty-flanked Robin-chat Dessonornis macclounii
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda
Ryukyu Flycatcher Ficedula owstoni
Ryukyu Robin Larvivora komadori
Rück's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis ruckii
Rüppell's Black Chat Myrmecocichla melaena
Rüppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa
Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira
Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
Sentinel Rock Thrush Monticola explorator
Seychelles Magpie-Robin Copsychus sechellarum
Sharpe's Akalat Sheppardia sharpei
Shiny Whistling Thrush Myophonus melanurus
Short-tailed Akalat Sheppardia poensis
Short-toed Rock Thrush Monticola brevipes
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
Sickle-winged Chat Emarginata sinuata
Silverbird Melaenornis semipartitus
Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula erithacus
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
Slaty-backed Jungle Flycatcher Vauriella goodfellowi
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
Somali Wheatear Oenanthe phillipsi
Sombre Rock Chat Oenanthe dubia
Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
Spotted Palm Thrush Cichladusa guttata
Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush Myophonus blighi
Sula Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis colonus
Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher Cyornis omissus
Sumatran Shortwing Brachypteryx saturata
Sumba Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa segregata
Sumba Flycatcher Ficedula harterti
Sumba Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis stresemanni
Sunda Blue Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus
Sunda Forktail Enicurus velatus
Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
Swynnerton's Robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
Taiwan Shortwing Brachypteryx goodfellowi
Taiwan Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida
Taiwan Whistling Thrush Myophonus insularis
Tanahjampea Blue Flycatcher Cyornis djampeanus
Tanimbar Flycatcher Ficedula riedeli
Tessmann's Flycatcher Fraseria tessmanni
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Thyolo Alethe Chamaetylas choloensis
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
Timor Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hyacinthinus
Tractrac Chat Emarginata tractrac
Turquoise Flycatcher Eumyias panayensis
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
Usambara Akalat Sheppardia montana
Ussher's Flycatcher Bradornis ussheri
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
Visayan Shama Kittacincla superciliaris
Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes
White-bellied Blue Robin Sholicola albiventris
White-bellied Bush Chat Saxicola gutturalis
White-bellied Redstart Hodgsonius phaenicuroides
White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossyphicula roberti
White-browed Bush Chat Saxicola macrorhynchus
White-browed Bush Robin Tarsiger indicus
White-browed Forest Flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens
White-browed Jungle Flycatcher Vauriella insignis
White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
White-browed Shama Kittacincla luzoniensis
White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
White-chested Alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni
White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
White-fronted Black Chat Oenanthe albifrons
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger
White-headed Robin-Chat Cossypha heinrichi
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
White-tailed Alethe Alethe diademata
White-tailed Flycatcher Cyornis concretus
White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura
White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucurus
White-throated Bush Chat Saxicola insignis
White-throated Jungle Flycatcher Vauriella albigularis
White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
White-throated Robin-Chat Dessonornis humeralis
White-throated Rock Thrush Monticola gularis
White-winged Cliff Chat Monticola semirufus
Yellow-breasted Forest Robin Stiphrornis xanthogaster
Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus
Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis