List of Old World flycatcher species

Old World flycatchers is the common name for the avian family Muscicapidae, which also includes the Old World chats. The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognizes these 331 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 nameBinomial nameIOC sequence
White-tailed aletheAlethe diademata1
Fire-crested aletheAlethe castanea2
Karoo scrub robinCercotrichas coryphoeus3
Forest scrub robinCercotrichas leucosticta4
Bearded scrub robinCercotrichas quadrivirgata5
Miombo scrub robinCercotrichas barbata6
Black scrub robinCercotrichas podobe7
Rufous-tailed scrub robinCercotrichas galactotes8
Kalahari scrub robinCercotrichas paena9
Brown-backed scrub robinCercotrichas hartlaubi10
White-browed scrub robinCercotrichas leucophrys11
Brown scrub robinCercotrichas signata12
Indian robinCopsychus fulicatus13
Oriental magpie-robinCopsychus saularis14
Rufous-tailed shamaCopsychus pyrropygus15
Madagascan magpie-robinCopsychus albospecularis16
Seychelles magpie-robinCopsychus sechellarum17
Philippine magpie-robinCopsychus mindanensis18
White-rumped shamaCopsychus malabaricus19
Andaman shamaCopsychus albiventris20
White-crowned shamaCopsychus stricklandii21
White-browed shamaCopsychus luzoniensis22
White-vented shamaCopsychus niger23
Black shamaCopsychus cebuensis24
Fraser's forest flycatcherFraseria ocreata25
White-browed forest flycatcherFraseria cinerascens26
Grey-throated tit-flycatcherMyioparus griseigularis27
Grey tit-flycatcherMyioparus plumbeus28
Angolan slaty flycatcherMelaenornis brunneus29
White-eyed slaty flycatcherMelaenornis fischeri30
Abyssinian slaty flycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus31
Nimba flycatcherMelaenornis annamarulae32
Yellow-eyed black flycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacus33
Northern black flycatcherMelaenornis edolioides34
Southern black flycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina35
Pale flycatcherMelaenornis pallidus36
Chat flycatcherMelaenornis infuscatus37
African grey flycatcherMelaenornis microrhynchus38
Marico flycatcherMelaenornis mariquensis39
Fiscal flycatcherMelaenornis silens40
SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus41
Spotted flycatcherMuscicapa striata42
Mediterranean flycatcherMuscicapa tyrrhenica43
Gambaga flycatcherMuscicapa gambagae44
Grey-streaked flycatcherMuscicapa griseisticta45
Dark-sided flycatcherMuscicapa sibirica46
Asian brown flycatcherMuscicapa dauurica47
Sulawesi streaked flycatcherMuscicapa sodhii48
Brown-streaked flycatcherMuscicapa williamsoni49
Ashy-breasted flycatcherMuscicapa randi50
Sumba brown flycatcherMuscicapa segregata51
Brown-breasted flycatcherMuscicapa muttui52
Ferruginous flycatcherMuscicapa ferruginea53
Ashy flycatcherMuscicapa caerulescens54
Swamp flycatcherMuscicapa aquatica55
Cassin's flycatcherMuscicapa cassini56
Olivaceous flycatcherMuscicapa olivascens57
Chapin's flycatcherMuscicapa lendu58
Itombwe flycatcherMuscicapa itombwensis59
African dusky flycatcherMuscicapa adusta60
Little grey flycatcherMuscicapa epulata61
Yellow-footed flycatcherMuscicapa sethsmithi62
Dusky-blue flycatcherMuscicapa comitata63
Tessmann's flycatcherMuscicapa tessmanni64
Sooty flycatcherMuscicapa infuscata65
Ussher's flycatcherMuscicapa ussheri66
Böhm's flycatcherMuscicapa boehmi67
White-gorgeted flycatcherAnthipes monileger68
Rufous-browed flycatcherAnthipes solitaris69
Hainan blue flycatcherCyornis hainanus70
Pale blue flycatcherCyornis unicolor71
Rück's blue flycatcherCyornis ruckii72
Blue-breasted blue flycatcherCyornis herioti73
White-bellied blue flycatcherCyornis pallidipes74
Pale-chinned blue flycatcherCyornis poliogenys75
Hill blue flycatcherCyornis whitei76
Javan blue flycatcherCyornis banyumas77
Large blue flycatcherCyornis magnirostris78
Palawan blue flycatcherCyornis lemprieri79
Tickell's blue flycatcherCyornis tickelliae80
Indochinese blue flycatcherCyornis sumatrensis81
Sunda blue flycatcherCyornis caerulatus82
Bornean blue flycatcherCyornis superbus83
Blue-throated blue flycatcherCyornis rubeculoides84
Chinese blue flycatcherCyornis glaucicomans85
Malaysian blue flycatcherCyornis turcosus86
Mangrove blue flycatcherCyornis rufigastra87
Tanahjampea blue flycatcherCyornis djampeanus88
Sulawesi blue flycatcherCyornis omissus89
Timor blue flycatcherCyornis hyacinthinus90
Blue-fronted blue flycatcherCyornis hoevelli91
Matinan blue flycatcherCyornis sanfordi92
White-tailed flycatcherCyornis concretus93
Russet-backed jungle flycatcherCyornis oscillans94
Brown-chested jungle flycatcherCyornis brunneatus95
Nicobar jungle flycatcherCyornis nicobaricus96
Fulvous-chested jungle flycatcherCyornis olivaceus97
Grey-chested jungle flycatcherCyornis umbratilis98
Rufous-tailed jungle flycatcherCyornis ruficauda99
Sula jungle flycatcherCyornis colonus100
Banggai jungle flycatcherCyornis pelingensis101
Fujian niltavaNiltava davidi102
Rufous-bellied niltavaNiltava sundara103
Rufous-vented niltavaNiltava sumatrana104
Vivid niltavaNiltava vivida105
Large niltavaNiltava grandis106
Small niltavaNiltava macgrigoriae107
Blue-and-white flycatcherCyanoptila cyanomelana108
Zappey's flycatcherCyanoptila cumatilis109
Dull-blue flycatcherEumyias sordidus110
Verditer flycatcherEumyias thalassinus111
Turquoise flycatcherEumyias panayensis112
Nilgiri flycatcherEumyias albicaudatus113
Indigo flycatcherEumyias indigo114
Streak-breasted jungle flycatcherEumyias additus115
European robinErithacus rubecula116
Red-throated aletheChamaetylas poliophrys117
Brown-chested aletheChamaetylas poliocephala118
White-chested aletheChamaetylas fuelleborni119
Thyolo aletheChamaetylas choloensis120
White-bellied robin-chatCossyphicula roberti121
Mountain robin-chatCossypha isabellae122
Archer's ground robinCossypha archeri123
Olive-flanked ground robinCossypha anomala124
Cape robin-chatCossypha caffra125
White-throated robin-chatCossypha humeralis126
Angolan cave chatCossypha ansorgei127
Grey-winged robin-chatCossypha polioptera128
Blue-shouldered robin-chatCossypha cyanocampter129
Rüppell's robin-chatCossypha semirufa130
White-browed robin-chatCossypha heuglini131
Red-capped robin-chatCossypha natalensis132
Chorister robin-chatCossypha dichroa133
White-headed robin-chatCossypha heinrichi134
Snowy-crowned robin-chatCossypha niveicapilla135
White-crowned robin-chatCossypha albicapillus136
Swynnerton's robinSwynnertonia swynnertoni137
White-starred robinPogonocichla stellata138
Forest robinStiphrornis erythrothorax139
Bocage's akalatSheppardia bocagei140
Lowland akalatSheppardia cyornithopsis141
Equatorial akalatSheppardia aequatorialis142
Sharpe's akalatSheppardia sharpei143
East coast akalatSheppardia gunningi144
Gabela akalatSheppardia gabela145
Rubeho akalatSheppardia aurantiithorax146
Usambara akalatSheppardia montana147
Iringa akalatSheppardia lowei148
Collared palm thrushCichladusa arquata149
Rufous-tailed palm thrushCichladusa ruficauda150
Spotted palm thrushCichladusa guttata151
Great shortwingHeinrichia calligyna152
Bagobo babblerLeonardina woodi153
Gould's shortwingHeteroxenicus stellatus154
Rusty-bellied shortwingBrachypteryx hyperythra155
Lesser shortwingBrachypteryx leucophris156
Himalayan shortwingBrachypteryx cruralis157
Chinese shortwingBrachypteryx sinensis158
Taiwan shortwingBrachypteryx goodfellowi159
White-browed shortwingBrachypteryx montana160
Eyebrowed jungle flycatcherVauriella gularis161
White-throated jungle flycatcherVauriella albigularis162
White-browed jungle flycatcherVauriella insignis163
Slaty-backed jungle flycatcherVauriella goodfellowi164
Indian blue robinLarvivora brunnea165
Siberian blue robinLarvivora cyane166
Rufous-tailed robinLarvivora sibilans167
Rufous-headed robinLarvivora ruficeps168
Ryukyu robinLarvivora komadori169
Japanese robinLarvivora akahige170
BluethroatLuscinia svecica171
White-bellied redstartLuscinia phaenicuroides172
Thrush nightingaleLuscinia luscinia173
Common nightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos174
White-throated robinIrania gutturalis175
Himalayan rubythroatCalliope pectoralis176
Chinese rubythroatCalliope tschebaiewi177
Siberian rubythroatCalliope calliope178
FirethroatCalliope pectardens179
BlackthroatCalliope obscura180
White-tailed robinMyiomela leucura181
Sunda robinMyiomela diana182
Nilgiri blue robinSholicola major183
White-bellied blue robinSholicola albiventris184
White-browed bush robinTarsiger indicus185
Rufous-breasted bush robinTarsiger hyperythrus186
Collared bush robinTarsiger johnstoniae187
Red-flanked bluetailTarsiger cyanurus188
Himalayan bluetailTarsiger rufilatus189
Golden bush robinTarsiger chrysaeus190
Little forktailEnicurus scouleri191
Sunda forktailEnicurus velatus192
Chestnut-naped forktailEnicurus ruficapillus193
Black-backed forktailEnicurus immaculatus194
Slaty-backed forktailEnicurus schistaceus195
White-crowned forktailEnicurus leschenaulti196
Bornean forktailEnicurus borneensis197
Spotted forktailEnicurus maculatus198
Sri Lanka whistling thrushMyophonus blighi199
Shiny whistling thrushMyophonus melanurus200
Javan whistling thrushMyophonus glaucinus201
Bornean whistling thrushMyophonus borneensis202
Brown-winged whistling thrushMyophonus castaneus203
Malayan whistling thrushMyophonus robinsoni204
Malabar whistling thrushMyophonus horsfieldii205
Taiwan whistling thrushMyophonus insularis206
Blue whistling thrushMyophonus caeruleus207
Blue-fronted robinCinclidium frontale208
Rusty-tailed flycatcherFicedula ruficauda209
European pied flycatcherFicedula hypoleuca210
Atlas pied flycatcherFicedula speculigera211
Collared flycatcherFicedula albicollis212
Semicollared flycatcherFicedula semitorquata213
Yellow-rumped flycatcherFicedula zanthopygia214
Narcissus flycatcherFicedula narcissina215
Green-backed flycatcherFicedula elisae216
Mugimaki flycatcherFicedula mugimaki217
Slaty-backed flycatcherFicedula hodgsonii218
Rufous-chested flycatcherFicedula dumetoria219
Tanimbar flycatcherFicedula riedeli220
Rufous-gorgeted flycatcherFicedula strophiata221
Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva222
Taiga flycatcherFicedula albicilla223
Kashmir flycatcherFicedula subrubra224
Snowy-browed flycatcherFicedula hyperythra225
Little slaty flycatcherFicedula basilanica226
Rufous-throated flycatcherFicedula rufigula227
Cinnamon-chested flycatcherFicedula buruensis228
Damar flycatcherFicedula henrici229
Sumba flycatcherFicedula harterti230
Palawan flycatcherFicedula platenae231
Cryptic flycatcherFicedula crypta232
Bundok flycatcherFicedula luzoniensis233
Furtive flycatcherFicedula disposita234
Lompobattang flycatcherFicedula bonthaina235
Little pied flycatcherFicedula westermanni236
Ultramarine flycatcherFicedula superciliaris237
Slaty-blue flycatcherFicedula tricolor238
Sapphire flycatcherFicedula sapphira239
Black-and-orange flycatcherFicedula nigrorufa240
Black-banded flycatcherFicedula timorensis241
Pygmy flycatcherMuscicapella hodgsoni242
Przevalski's redstartPhoenicurus alaschanicus243
Eversmann's redstartPhoenicurus erythronotus244
Blue-capped redstartPhoenicurus coeruleocephala245
Black redstartPhoenicurus ochruros246
Common redstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus247
Hodgson's redstartPhoenicurus hodgsoni248
White-throated redstartPhoenicurus schisticeps249
Daurian redstartPhoenicurus auroreus250
Moussier's redstartPhoenicurus moussieri251
Güldenstädt's redstartPhoenicurus erythrogastrus252
Blue-fronted redstartPhoenicurus frontalis253
Plumbeous water redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus254
Luzon water redstartPhoenicurus bicolor255
White-capped redstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus256
White-winged cliff chatMonticola semirufus257
Cape rock thrushMonticola rupestris258
Sentinel rock thrushMonticola explorator259
Short-toed rock thrushMonticola brevipes260
Miombo rock thrushMonticola angolensis261
Common rock thrushMonticola saxatilis262
Little rock thrushMonticola rufocinereus263
Blue rock thrushMonticola solitarius264
Chestnut-bellied rock thrushMonticola rufiventris265
Blue-capped rock thrushMonticola cinclorhyncha266
White-throated rock thrushMonticola gularis267
Littoral rock thrushMonticola imerina268
Forest rock thrushMonticola sharpei269
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra270
White-browed bush chatSaxicola macrorhynchus271
White-throated bush chatSaxicola insignis272
Canary Islands stonechatSaxicola dacotiae273
European stonechatSaxicola rubicola274
Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus275
Stejneger's stonechatSaxicola stejnegeri276
African stonechatSaxicola torquatus277
Madagascan stonechatSaxicola sibilla278
Reunion stonechatSaxicola tectes279
White-tailed stonechatSaxicola leucurus280
Pied bush chatSaxicola caprata281
Jerdon's bush chatSaxicola jerdoni282
Grey bush chatSaxicola ferreus283
White-bellied bush chatSaxicola gutturalis284
Buff-streaked chatCampicoloides bifasciatus285
Sickle-winged chatEmarginata sinuata286
Karoo chatEmarginata schlegelii287
Tractrac chatEmarginata tractrac288
Moorland chatPinarochroa sordida289
Mocking cliff chatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris290
White-crowned cliff chatThamnolaea coronata291
Sooty chatMyrmecocichla nigra292
Anteater chatMyrmecocichla aethiops293
Congo moor chatMyrmecocichla tholloni294
Ant-eating chatMyrmecocichla formicivora295
Rüppell's black chatMyrmecocichla melaena296
Mountain wheatearMyrmecocichla monticola297
Arnot's chatMyrmecocichla arnotti298
Ruaha chatMyrmecocichla collaris299
Northern wheatearOenanthe oenanthe300
Capped wheatearOenanthe pileata301
Red-breasted wheatearOenanthe bottae302
Heuglin's wheatearOenanthe heuglini303
Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina304
Hooded wheatearOenanthe monacha305
Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti306
Western black-eared wheatearOenanthe hispanica307
Eastern black-eared wheatearOenanthe melanoleuca308
Cyprus wheatearOenanthe cypriaca309
Pied wheatearOenanthe pleschanka310
White-fronted black chatOenanthe albifrons311
Somali wheatearOenanthe phillipsi312
Red-rumped wheatearOenanthe moesta313
BlackstartOenanthe melanura314
Familiar chatOenanthe familiaris315
Brown-tailed rock chatOenanthe scotocerca316
Sombre rock chatOenanthe dubia317
Brown rock chatOenanthe fusca318
Variable wheatearOenanthe picata319
Black wheatearOenanthe leucura320
Abyssinian wheatearOenanthe lugubris321
White-crowned wheatearOenanthe leucopyga322
Hume's wheatearOenanthe albonigra323
Finsch's wheatearOenanthe finschii324
Mourning wheatearOenanthe lugens325
Arabian wheatearOenanthe lugentoides326
Kurdish wheatearOenanthe xanthoprymna327
Red-tailed wheatearOenanthe chrysopygia328
Boulder chatPinarornis plumosus329
Herero chatNamibornis herero330
Humblot's flycatcherHumblotia flavirostris331

References

  1. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2020). "IOC World Bird List (v 10.1)". Retrieved February 8, 2020.
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