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 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 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
Madagascar 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
Visayan shamaCopsychus superciliaris23
White-vented shamaCopsychus niger24
Black shamaCopsychus cebuensis25
Fraser's forest flycatcherFraseria ocreata26
White-browed forest flycatcherFraseria cinerascens27
Grey-throated tit-flycatcherMyioparus griseigularis28
Grey tit-flycatcherMyioparus plumbeus29
Angolan slaty flycatcherMelaenornis brunneus30
White-eyed slaty flycatcherMelaenornis fischeri31
Abyssinian slaty flycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus32
Nimba flycatcherMelaenornis annamarulae33
Yellow-eyed black flycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacus34
Northern black flycatcherMelaenornis edolioides35
Southern black flycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina36
Pale flycatcherMelaenornis pallidus37
chat flycatcherMelaenornis infuscatus38
African grey flycatcherMelaenornis microrhynchus39
Marico flycatcherMelaenornis mariquensis40
Fiscal flycatcherMelaenornis silens41
SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus42
Spotted flycatcherMuscicapa striata43
Mediterranean flycatcherMuscicapa tyrrhenica44
Gambaga flycatcherMuscicapa gambagae45
Grey-streaked flycatcherMuscicapa griseisticta46
Dark-sided flycatcherMuscicapa sibirica47
Asian brown flycatcherMuscicapa dauurica48
Sulawesi streaked flycatcherMuscicapa sodhii49
Brown-streaked flycatcherMuscicapa williamsoni50
Ashy-breasted flycatcherMuscicapa randi51
Sumba brown flycatcherMuscicapa segregata52
Brown-breasted flycatcherMuscicapa muttui53
Ferruginous flycatcherMuscicapa ferruginea54
Ashy flycatcherMuscicapa caerulescens55
Swamp flycatcherMuscicapa aquatica56
Cassin's flycatcherMuscicapa cassini57
Olivaceous flycatcherMuscicapa olivascens58
Chapin's flycatcherMuscicapa lendu59
Itombwe flycatcherMuscicapa itombwensis60
African dusky flycatcherMuscicapa adusta61
Little grey flycatcherMuscicapa epulata62
Yellow-footed flycatcherMuscicapa sethsmithi63
Dusky-blue flycatcherMuscicapa comitata64
Tessmann's flycatcherMuscicapa tessmanni65
Sooty flycatcherMuscicapa infuscata66
Ussher's flycatcherMuscicapa ussheri67
Böhm's flycatcherMuscicapa boehmi68
White-tailed flycatcherLeucoptilon concretum69
White-gorgeted flycatcherAnthipes monileger70
Rufous-browed flycatcherAnthipes solitaris71
Hainan blue flycatcherCyornis hainanus72
Pale blue flycatcherCyornis unicolor73
Rück's blue flycatcherCyornis ruckii74
Blue-breasted blue flycatcherCyornis herioti75
White-bellied blue flycatcherCyornis pallidipes76
Pale-chinned blue flycatcherCyornis poliogenys77
Hill blue flycatcherCyornis whitei78
Javan blue flycatcherCyornis banyumas79
Dayak blue flycatcherCyornis montanus80
Large blue flycatcherCyornis magnirostris81
Palawan blue flycatcherCyornis lemprieri82
Tickell's blue flycatcherCyornis tickelliae83
Indochinese blue flycatcherCyornis sumatrensis84
Sunda blue flycatcherCyornis caerulatus85
Bornean blue flycatcherCyornis superbus86
Blue-throated blue flycatcherCyornis rubeculoides87
Chinese blue flycatcherCyornis glaucicomans88
Malaysian blue flycatcherCyornis turcosus89
Mangrove blue flycatcherCyornis rufigastra90
Tanahjampea blue flycatcherCyornis djampeanus91
Sulawesi blue flycatcherCyornis omissus92
Timor blue flycatcherCyornis hyacinthinus93
Blue-fronted blue flycatcherCyornis hoevelli94
Matinan blue flycatcherCyornis sanfordi95
Flores jungle flycatcherCyornis oscillans96
Sumba jungle flycatcherCyornis stresemanni97
Brown-chested jungle flycatcherCyornis brunneatus98
Nicobar jungle flycatcherCyornis nicobaricus99
Fulvous-chested jungle flycatcherCyornis olivaceus100
Grey-chested jungle flycatcherCyornis umbratilis101
Crocker jungle flycatcherCyornis ruficrissa102
Sulu jungle flycatcherCyornis ocularis103
Philippine jungle flycatcherCyornis ruficauda104
Sula jungle flycatcherCyornis colonus105
Banggai jungle flycatcherCyornis pelingensis106
Fujian niltavaNiltava davidi107
Rufous-bellied niltavaNiltava sundara108
Rufous-vented niltavaNiltava sumatrana109
Chinese vivid niltavaNiltava oatesi110
Taiwan vivid niltavaNiltava vivida111
Large niltavaNiltava grandis112
Small niltavaNiltava macgrigoriae113
Blue-and-white flycatcherCyanoptila cyanomelana114
Zappey's flycatcherCyanoptila cumatilis115
Dull-blue flycatcherEumyias sordidus116
Verditer flycatcherEumyias thalassinus117
Turquoise flycatcherEumyias panayensis118
Nilgiri flycatcherEumyias albicaudatus119
Indigo flycatcherEumyias indigo120
Buru jungle flycatcherEumyias additus121
European robinErithacus rubecula122
Red-throated aletheChamaetylas poliophrys123
Brown-chested aletheChamaetylas poliocephala124
White-chested aletheChamaetylas fuelleborni125
Thyolo aletheChamaetylas choloensis126
White-bellied robin-chatCossyphicula roberti127
Mountain robin-chatCossypha isabellae128
Archer's ground robinCossypha archeri129
Olive-flanked ground robinCossypha anomala130
Cape robin-chatCossypha caffra131
White-throated robin-chatCossypha humeralis132
Grey-winged robin-chatCossypha polioptera133
Blue-shouldered robin-chatCossypha cyanocampter134
Rüppell's robin-chatCossypha semirufa135
White-browed robin-chatCossypha heuglini136
Red-capped robin-chatCossypha natalensis137
Chorister robin-chatCossypha dichroa138
White-headed robin-chatCossypha heinrichi139
Snowy-crowned robin-chatCossypha niveicapilla140
White-crowned robin-chatCossypha albicapillus141
Angolan cave chatXenocopsychus ansorgei142
Swynnerton's robinSwynnertonia swynnertoni143
White-starred robinPogonocichla stellata144
Forest robinStiphrornis erythrothorax145
Short-tailed akalatSheppardia poensis146
Bocage's akalatSheppardia bocagei147
Lowland akalatSheppardia cyornithopsis148
Equatorial akalatSheppardia aequatorialis149
Sharpe's akalatSheppardia sharpei150
East Coast akalatSheppardia gunningi151
Gabela akalatSheppardia gabela152
Rubeho akalatSheppardia aurantiithorax153
Usambara akalatSheppardia montana154
Iringa akalatSheppardia lowei155
Collared palm thrushCichladusa arquata156
Rufous-tailed palm thrushCichladusa ruficauda157
Spotted palm thrushCichladusa guttata158
Great shortwingHeinrichia calligyna159
Bagobo babblerLeonardina woodi160
Gould's shortwingHeteroxenicus stellatus161
Rusty-bellied shortwingBrachypteryx hyperythra162
Lesser shortwingBrachypteryx leucophris163
Himalayan shortwingBrachypteryx cruralis164
Chinese shortwingBrachypteryx sinensis165
Taiwan shortwingBrachypteryx goodfellowi166
White-browed shortwingBrachypteryx montana167
Eyebrowed jungle flycatcherVauriella gularis168
White-throated jungle flycatcherVauriella albigularis169
White-browed jungle flycatcherVauriella insignis170
Slaty-backed jungle flycatcherVauriella goodfellowi171
Indian blue robinLarvivora brunnea172
Siberian blue robinLarvivora cyane173
Rufous-tailed robinLarvivora sibilans174
Rufous-headed robinLarvivora ruficeps175
Ryukyu robinLarvivora komadori176
Okinawa robinLarvivora namiyei177
Japanese robinLarvivora akahige178
BluethroatLuscinia svecica179
White-bellied redstartLuscinia phaenicuroides180
Thrush nightingaleLuscinia luscinia181
Common nightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos182
White-throated robinIrania gutturalis183
Himalayan rubythroatCalliope pectoralis184
Chinese rubythroatCalliope tschebaiewi185
Siberian rubythroatCalliope calliope186
FirethroatCalliope pectardens187
BlackthroatCalliope obscura188
White-tailed robinMyiomela leucura189
Sumatran blue robinMyiomela sumatrana190
Javan blue robinMyiomela diana191
Nilgiri blue robinSholicola major192
White-bellied blue robinSholicola albiventris193
White-browed bush robinTarsiger indicus194
Rufous-breasted bush robinTarsiger hyperythrus195
Collared bush robinTarsiger johnstoniae196
Red-flanked bluetailTarsiger cyanurus197
Himalayan bluetailTarsiger rufilatus198
Golden bush robinTarsiger chrysaeus199
Little forktailEnicurus scouleri200
Sunda forktailEnicurus velatus201
Chestnut-naped forktailEnicurus ruficapillus202
Black-backed forktailEnicurus immaculatus203
Slaty-backed forktailEnicurus schistaceus204
White-crowned forktailEnicurus leschenaulti205
Bornean forktailEnicurus borneensis206
Spotted forktailEnicurus maculatus207
Sri Lanka whistling thrushMyophonus blighi208
Shiny whistling thrushMyophonus melanurus209
Javan whistling thrushMyophonus glaucinus210
Bornean whistling thrushMyophonus borneensis211
Brown-winged whistling thrushMyophonus castaneus212
Malayan whistling thrushMyophonus robinsoni213
Malabar whistling thrushMyophonus horsfieldii214
Taiwan whistling thrushMyophonus insularis215
Blue whistling thrushMyophonus caeruleus216
Blue-fronted robinCinclidium frontale217
Yellow-rumped flycatcherFicedula zanthopygia218
Green-backed flycatcherFicedula elisae219
Narcissus flycatcherFicedula narcissina220
Ryukyu flycatcherFicedula owstoni221
Slaty-backed flycatcherFicedula erithacus222
Mugimaki flycatcherFicedula mugimaki223
Pygmy flycatcherFicedula hodgsoni224
Rufous-gorgeted flycatcherFicedula strophiata225
Sapphire flycatcherFicedula sapphira226
Ultramarine flycatcherFicedula superciliaris227
Little pied flycatcherFicedula westermanni228
Slaty-blue flycatcherFicedula tricolor229
Snowy-browed flycatcherFicedula hyperythra230
Rusty-tailed flycatcherFicedula ruficauda231
Taiga flycatcherFicedula albicilla232
Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva233
Kashmir flycatcherFicedula subrubra234
Semicollared flycatcherFicedula semitorquata235
European pied flycatcherFicedula hypoleuca236
Collared flycatcherFicedula albicollis237
Atlas pied flycatcherFicedula speculigera238
Black-and-orange flycatcherFicedula nigrorufa239
Rufous-chested flycatcherFicedula dumetoria240
Tanimbar flycatcherFicedula riedeli241
Furtive flycatcherFicedula disposita242
Palawan flycatcherFicedula platenae243
Rufous-throated flycatcherFicedula rufigula244
Cinnamon-chested flycatcherFicedula buruensis245
Sumba flycatcherFicedula harterti246
Black-banded flycatcherFicedula timorensis247
Little slaty flycatcherFicedula basilanica248
Cryptic flycatcherFicedula crypta249
Bundok flycatcherFicedula luzoniensis250
Lompobattang flycatcherFicedula bonthaina251
Damar flycatcherFicedula henrici252
Przevalski's redstartPhoenicurus alaschanicus253
Eversmann's redstartPhoenicurus erythronotus254
Blue-capped redstartPhoenicurus coeruleocephala255
Black redstartPhoenicurus ochruros256
Common redstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus257
Hodgson's redstartPhoenicurus hodgsoni258
White-throated redstartPhoenicurus schisticeps259
Daurian redstartPhoenicurus auroreus260
Moussier's redstartPhoenicurus moussieri261
Güldenstädt's redstartPhoenicurus erythrogastrus262
Blue-fronted redstartPhoenicurus frontalis263
Plumbeous water redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus264
Luzon water redstartPhoenicurus bicolor265
White-capped redstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus266
White-winged cliff chatMonticola semirufus267
Cape rock thrushMonticola rupestris268
Sentinel rock thrushMonticola explorator269
Short-toed rock thrushMonticola brevipes270
Miombo rock thrushMonticola angolensis271
Common rock thrushMonticola saxatilis272
Little rock thrushMonticola rufocinereus273
Blue rock thrushMonticola solitarius274
Chestnut-bellied rock thrushMonticola rufiventris275
Blue-capped rock thrushMonticola cinclorhyncha276
White-throated rock thrushMonticola gularis277
Littoral rock thrushMonticola imerina278
Forest rock thrushMonticola sharpei279
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra280
White-browed bush chatSaxicola macrorhynchus281
White-throated bush chatSaxicola insignis282
Canary Islands stonechatSaxicola dacotiae283
European stonechatSaxicola rubicola284
Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus285
Amur stonechatSaxicola stejnegeri286
African stonechatSaxicola torquatus287
Madagascar stonechatSaxicola sibilla288
Reunion stonechatSaxicola tectes289
White-tailed stonechatSaxicola leucurus290
Pied bush chatSaxicola caprata291
Jerdon's bush chatSaxicola jerdoni292
Grey bush chatSaxicola ferreus293
White-bellied bush chatSaxicola gutturalis294
Buff-streaked chatCampicoloides bifasciatus295
Sickle-winged chatEmarginata sinuata296
Karoo chatEmarginata schlegelii297
Tractrac chatEmarginata tractrac298
Moorland chatPinarochroa sordida299
Mocking cliff chatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris300
White-crowned cliff chatThamnolaea coronata301
Sooty chatMyrmecocichla nigra302
Anteater chatMyrmecocichla aethiops303
Congo moor chatMyrmecocichla tholloni304
Ant-eating chatMyrmecocichla formicivora305
Rüppell's black chatMyrmecocichla melaena306
Mountain wheatearMyrmecocichla monticola307
Arnot's chatMyrmecocichla arnotti308
Ruaha chatMyrmecocichla collaris309
Northern wheatearOenanthe oenanthe310
Atlas wheatearOenanthe seebohmi311
Capped wheatearOenanthe pileata312
Red-breasted wheatearOenanthe bottae313
Heuglin's wheatearOenanthe heuglinii314
Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina315
Hooded wheatearOenanthe monacha316
Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti317
Western black-eared wheatearOenanthe hispanica318
Eastern black-eared wheatearOenanthe melanoleuca319
Cyprus wheatearOenanthe cypriaca320
Pied wheatearOenanthe pleschanka321
White-fronted black chatOenanthe albifrons322
Somali wheatearOenanthe phillipsi323
Red-rumped wheatearOenanthe moesta324
BlackstartOenanthe melanura325
Familiar chatOenanthe familiaris326
Brown-tailed rock chatOenanthe scotocerca327
Sombre rock chatOenanthe dubia328
Brown rock chatOenanthe fusca329
Variable wheatearOenanthe picata330
Black wheatearOenanthe leucura331
Abyssinian wheatearOenanthe lugubris332
White-crowned wheatearOenanthe leucopyga333
Hume's wheatearOenanthe albonigra334
Finsch's wheatearOenanthe finschii335
Maghreb wheatearOenanthe halophila336
Mourning wheatearOenanthe lugens337
Basalt wheatearOenanthe warriae338
Arabian wheatearOenanthe lugentoides339
Kurdish wheatearOenanthe xanthoprymna340
Red-tailed wheatearOenanthe chrysopygia341
Herero chatNamibornis herero342
Humblot's flycatcherHumblotia flavirostris343

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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