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MUSCICAPIDAE - The World

Muscicapidae is a large family of small birds restricted to the Old World. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, take their prey on the wing. The appearance of these birds is very varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. They vary 10 to 21 cm. Many species are a dull brown in color. Most have broad, flattened, bill, suited to catching insects in flight, although the few ground foraging species typically have finer bills. They live in almost every environment with a suitable supply of trees, from dense forest to open scrub. The more northerly species migrate south in winter, ensuring a continuous diet of insects.


FLYCATCHERS

Order Passeriformes    Family Muscicapidae

Other families of flycatchers: Monarchidae, Tyrannidae.  Swallows (Hirundinidae) and Swifts (Apodidae) also catch insects in the air.


Genus Anthipes

Flycatcher,_White-gorgeted   Anthipes monileger  Found: Asia
The White-gorgeted Flycatcher is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Image by: 1) Jason Thompson - Thailand  2) Francesco Veronesi - Thailand


Flycatcher,_Rufous-browed   Anthipes solitaris  Found: Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Image by: 11, 2) JJ Harrison - Thailand  3) Francesco_Veronesi - Malaysia



Genus Bradornis
Found in: Africa

Flycatcher,_African_Gray  also  Grayish Flycatcher also   Large Flycatcher   Bradornis microrhynchus   Found: Africa
The African Gray Flycater is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Image by: 1) D Gordon Robertson - Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania  2) Carol Foil - Nairobi National Park, Kenya    3, 4, 5, 6) Dick Daniels - Keekorok Lodge in the Masai Mara, Kenya  7) Charles_J_Sharp - Kenya



Flycatcher,_Chat
  Bradornis infuscatus also Melaenornis infuscatus  Found: Angola, Botswana, South Africa
The Chat Flycatcher has light reddish-brown plumage.
Image by: 1) Yathin_Krishnappa - Namibia  2) Ian White - Botswana  3) Alan Manson


Flycatcher,_Mariqua also Marico Flycatcher   Bradornis mariquensis  Found: southern Africa
Image by: 1, 2) Jerry Oldenettel - Windhoek, Namibia  3) Hans_Hillewaert  4) Derek_Keats - South Africa


Flycatcher,_Pale  Bradornis pallidus also Melaenornis pallidus Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Ian White - Botswana  2) Francesco_Veronesi - Kenya  3, 4) Lip Kee - Ethiopia



Genus Cyanoptila

Flycatcher,_Blue-and-white   Cyanoptila cyanomelana   Found: Asia
The male Blue-and-white Flycatcher has dark blue upperparts, head, upper-breast; white rest of underparts. Female has grayish-brown upperparts; whitish underparts with grayish flanks.
Image by: 1) Johnny Wee - Singapore  2) Hiyashi_Haka  2) Arudhio - Japan  3, 5) Alpsdake - Japan
1, 2) Female  3) Juvenile male  4, 5) Male



Flycatcher,_Zappey's
  Cyanoptila cumatilis  Found: Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
The Zappey's Flycatcher was previously conspecific with the Blue-and-white Flycatcher.
Image by: 1) David Bishop  2) Brendan_Ryan
1) female 2) Male



Cyornis
Found in: Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines. The males of most of these species are blue and many of the females.Many of these Jungle-flycatchers were previously placed in genus Rhinomyia.

Flycatcher,_Blue-breasted   Cyornis herioti  Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Jon Hornbuckle  2) Rob Hutchinson  3) Leif Gabrielsen
1) Juvenile


Flycatcher,_Blue-fronted   Cyornis hoevelli  Found: Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Image by: 1, 2) Francesco Veronesi


Flycatcher,_Blue-throated Blue-   Cyornis rubeculoides  Found: Indian subcontinent
Image by: 1) Vivekpuliyeri  2) Jason Thompson - Thailand  3)  BadJoby  4) Vijay Ismavel
1, 2) Female   3, 4, 5) Male



Flycatcher,_Bornean Blue-   Cyornis superbus  Found: Borneo
Image by: 1) James Eaton - Malaysia  2) Bob Thompson - Malaysia


Flycatcher,_Brown-chested Jungle-   Cyornis brunneatus  Found: southeast Asia, Malaysia
Image by: 1) Lawrence Neo  2) Andy LYT


Flycatcher,_Flores Jungle- also Russet-backed Jungle-Flycatcher  Cyornis oscillans  Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) Marcel Holyoak  2) Mike Nelson


Flycatcher,_Fulvous-chested Jungle-  Cyornis olivaceus  Found: Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand
Image by: 1) Francis Yap  2) Lip Kee - Malaysia 


Flycatcher,_Gray-chested Jungle-   Cyornis umbratilis  Found: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Image by: 1) Marc Thibault - Malaysia  2) Jason Bugay Reyes - Malaysia


Flycatcher,_Hainan   Cyornis hainanus  Found: southeast Asia
The Hainan Flycatcher is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Image by: 1) Rushenb - Thailand  2) Dave Curtis - Thailand  3) David Cook - Thailand
3) Male


Flycatcher,_Henna-tailed Jungle-  Cyornis colonus  Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) Filip Verbelen


Flycatcher,_Hill Blue-   Cyornis banyumas  Found: southeast Asia
Image by: 1) JJ Harrison - Thailand  2) Jerry Oldenettel - Thailand  3) Francesco Veronesi - Thailand


Flycatcher,_Large Blue-   Cyornis magnirostris  Found: southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Tore


Flycatcher,_Long-billed Blue- also   Sunda Blue-Flycatcher  Cyornis caerulatus  Found: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia
Image by: 1) Peter Ericcson - Borneo  2) John Mittermeier - Malaysia  3) James Eaton - Malyasia


Flycatcher,_Malaysian Blue-   Cyornis turcosus  Found: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Image by: 1) Dimar Perdana  2) Nicholas Le Jeuine 3) miss_ubisetela  4) Bernard Dupont 
1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male


Flycatcher,_Mangrove_Blue-   Cyornis rufigastra  Found: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
The Sulawesi Blue-Flycatcher is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher.
Image by: 1) Lip Kee  2) AS_Kono  3) Mark_Louis_Benedict
1) Juvenile 2) Female  3) Male


Flycatcher,_Martinan   Cyornis sanfordi  Found: Sulawesi in Indonesia
The Martinan Flycatcher has grayish-brown upperparts, head; grayer on the crown; pale grayish-brown underparts.
Image by: 1) Ariefraham


Flycatcher,_Nicobar Jungle-   Cyornis nicobaricus  Found: Nicobar Islands (eastern Indian Ocean)
The Nicobar Jungle_Flycatcher was formerly considered a subspecies of the Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher
Image by: 1) Garima Bhatia


Flycatcher,_Palawan Blue-   Cyornis lemprieri  Found: Philippines
Image by: 1, 2) Ramon J Quisumbing  3) Marcel Holyosk


Flycatcher,_Pale Blue   Cyornis unicolor  Found: southern Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
The Pale Blue Flycather has pale blue upperparts, throat, upper-breast; grayish rest of underparts.
Image by: 1) Francesco Veronesi - Bhutan  2) Erika Patko - Thailand


Flycatcher,_Pale-chinned Blue-   Cyornis poliogenys  Found: southern Asia
The male Pale-chinned Blue-flycatcher has bluish-gray upperparts; yellowish throat yellowish upper-breast; white rest of underparts.
Image by: 1. 2) Vijay Ismavel  3) Hiyashi Haka
1, 2) Female 3) Male

Flycatcher,_Rufous-tailed Jungle- also Chestnut-tailed Jungle-Flycatcher Cyornis ruficauda  Found: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Image by: 1) matthewlhkwan  2) Muhammad Iqbal


Flycatcher,_Sulawesi Blue-   Cyornis omissus  Found: Indonesia
The Sulawesi Blue-Flycatcher is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher.
Image by: 1) AS Kono - Sulawesi  2) Jason Thompson - North Sulawesi
1) Female 2) Male


Flycatcher,_Tickell's_Blue  Cyornis tickelliae  Found: Asia
The Tickell's Blue Flycatcher has blue upperparts; orange breast, flanks; white belly. The female is a duller blue.
Image by:  1,  3, 4) JJ Harrison - Thailand  2) Jerry_Oldenettel  5) Sumeet_Moghe  6) LonelyShrimp - Vietnam
1, 2) Female  3, 4, 5, 6) Male



Flycatcher,_Timor Blue-   Cyornis hyacinthinus  Found: Timor and nearby islands (Indonesia owns part of Timor)
Image by: 1) Nicholas LeJeune  2) Marcel Holyoak
1) Male - top; female - bottom 2) Male


Flycatcher,_White-bellied Blue-   Cyornis pallipes  Found: southwest India
The male White-bellied Blue-flycatcher has mainly blue plumage; white belly. Female has olive-gray upperparts; rufous breast; white belly.
Image by: 1, 2) AS Kannan  3) Alastair Rae
1) Female 2, 3) Male


Flycatcher,_White-tailed   Cyornis concretus  Found: Asia, Malaysia
Image by: 1) Firoz Hussain  2, 3) Jon Hornbuckle



Genus Empidornis - 1 species

Silverbird  Empidornis semipartitus  Found: east Afrcia
The Silverbird has silver-gray upperparts; tawny-orange underparts.
Image by: 1) Dick Daniels - specimen in Nairobi National Museum, Kenya  2) Kimmo Simomaa - Uganda  3) Elebe.ch  4) Francesco_Veronesi - Uganda



Genus Eumyias
Found in: southern Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Flycatcher,_Buru Jungle-  also Streak-breasted Jungle-Flycatcher  Eumyias additus  also Rhinomyias additus  Found: Buru in Indonesia
Image by: 1) Michael K Poulsen  2) Rob Hutchinson


Flycatcher_ Dull-blue  Eumyias sordidus  Found: Sri Lanka
The Dull-blue Flycatcher has ashy-blue upperparts, throat; paler breast; whitish belly. Female slightly duller than male.
Image by: 1) Gihan Jayaweera  2) Koshy Koshy  3) Thimindu_Goonatillake


Flycatcher,_Indigo  Eumyias indigo  Found: Indonesia, Malaysia
Image by: 1, 3) Lip Kee - (Java and East Malaysia)  2) Tom_Tarrant


Flycatcher,_Island  also Turquoise Flycatcher  Eumyias panayensis  Found: Indonesia, Philippines - Mt Polis of Philippines
Image by: 1, 2) Ariefrahman  3) Francesco Veronesi  4) Ariefrahman


Flycatcher,_Nilgiri  Eumyias albicaudatus  Found: southern India
The male Nilgiri Flycatcher has dark indigo-blue upperparts; some violet-blue on forehead; dark lores; light blue underparts. Female has dark brown upperparts; dark gray underparts.
Image by: 1) T. R. Shankar Raman   2) NA Nazeer  3) Antony_Grossy  4) Shrikant_Rao - India


Flycatcher,_Verditer  Eumyias thalassinus  Found: southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
The Verditer Flycatcher has mainly copper-sulfate blue plumage; dark patch between eyes; gray vent. Females are lighter blue.
Image by: 1) Koshy_Koshy  2) Bulan Chakraborty  3) Tarique_Sani - India  4) Soumendu Das  5) Ansel.Ma




Genus Ficedula
Found in: Europe, Asia, Africa

Flycatcher,_Atlas Pied-  Ficedula speculigera  Found: northwest Africa
The Atlas Pied_Flycatcher was formerly considered a subspecies of the European Pied-Flycatcher.
Image by: 1) Ron_Knight - western Africa


Flycatcher,_Black-and-Orange  Ficedula nigrorufa  Found: southern India
The male Black-and-Orange Flycatcher has black head, wings; rest orange. Female has black replaced by dark brown; light eye-ring.
Image by: 1) Shrikant_Rao - India  2, 4) Antony Grossy  3) Navaneeth_Kishor 
1) Female 3, 4) Male


Flycatcher,_Black-banded  Ficedula timorensis  Found: Timor (Indonesia)
The Black-banded Flycatcher has chestnut back, upper-wing, shoulder; black crown, nape, lower-wing; white thoart; black breast-band, bill; dirty white belly.
Image by: 1) James_Eaton


Flycatcher,_Cinnamon-chested  Ficedula buruensis  Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) Charles_Davies  2) Michael K Poulsen  3) James_Eaton
1) Juvenile


Flycatcher,_Collared Pied-  Ficedula albicollis  Found: Africa, Asia
The breeding Collared Pied-Flycatcher has mainly black upperparts; large white wing-patch; white collar; white forehead. Females have black replace by pale brown.
Image by: 1) Michael Sveikutis  2) Michael_Sveikutis  3) andrej_chudy  4) Stefan Wehr  5) Katarzyna Stepniewska
1, 2) Female   3, 4, 5) Male



Flycatcher,_Crptic  Ficedula crypta  Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Francis_Yap


Flycatcher,_Damar  Ficedula henrici  Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) John_Gerrard_Keulemans  2) James_Eaton


Flycatcher,_Green-backed also Chinese Flycatcher  Ficedula elisae  Found: southeast Asia, Malaysia
The Chinese Flycatcher is sometimes considered a subspecies of Narcissus Flycatcher.
Image by: 1) Sergey_Yeliseev - Thailand  2) Somchai_Kanchanasut  3) Daniel
1, 2) Female 3) Male


Flycatcher,_Furtive  Ficedula disposita  Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Bram Demeulemeester  2) Yann_Muzika


Flycatcher,_Kashmir  Ficedula subrubra  Found: India
The male Kashmir Flycatcher has  gray-brown upperparts; orange-red throat (with black border), breast, flanks; white belly. Female has browner upperparts; paler red on underparts.
Similar to: Red-breasted Flycatcher. Kashmire Flycatcher has red on its flanks; male Red-breasted Flycatcher does not have red on its flanks.
Similar to: Taiga Flycatcher. Kashmire Flycatcher has red on its flanks; male Taiga Flycatcher does not have red on its flanks.
Image by: 1) Srikanth_Vk   2, 3) Bhargav Dwaraki - India 


Flycatcher,_Korean also Yellow-rumped Flycatcher  Ficedula zanthopygia  Found: Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
The Korean Flycatcher has yellow rump, Male has black upperparts, head, tail; white supercilium; yellow throat, beast; paler belltm whitish flanks. Female has olive-gray upperparts; blackish tail. Both have yellow rump.
Image by: 1, 2) Hiyashi_Haka  3) Lip_Kee  4) Cerlin_Ng  5) Devon_pike - Korea  6) Hiyashi_Haka  7) Sergey_Yeliseev
1, 2, 3, 4) Female   5, 6, 7) Male



Flycatcher,_Little_Pied-  Ficedula westermanni  Found: southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
Image by: 1) Tom_Tarrant  2) Godbolemandar  2, 3) Lip Kee - Java (Indonesia)  5) Dibyendu_Ash - India
1, 2) Female   3, 4, 5) Male



Flycatcher,_Little-Slaty  Ficedula basilanica  Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Rob_Hutchinson


Flycatcher,_Lompobattang  Ficedula bonthaina  Found: Sulawesi (indonesia)
Image by: 1) Mikael Bauer


Flycatcher,_Mugimaki   Ficedula mugimaki  Found: Asia
The male Mugimaki Flycatcher has blackish upperparts; short white supercilium behind eye; white wing patch; orange-red throat;  breast; white belly, under-tail.Female has gray-brown upperparts; pale orange-brown throat, breast,
Image by: 1) LonelyShrimp - Thailand  2) Johnny Wee  3) outdoor-birding  4) JJ Harrison in Thailand 
1) Female 2) First winter male 3, 4) Male


Flycatcher,_Narcissus  Ficedula narcissina  Found: southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
The breeding male Narcissus Flycatcher has black mantle, crown, tail; bright orange throat; orange-yellow supercilium, rump; white wing patch. Nonbreeding males have varying shades of yellow. Females have buff-brown plumage; rusty colored wings; two-tone eye-ring. Narcissus refers to the yellow color of the narcissus flower..
Image by: 1) Lin_Sun_Fong - Taiwan  Kuribo - Japan  2, 3) Hiyashi_Haka  4) Diana Padrón


Flycatcher,_Palawan  Ficedula platenae  Found: Palawan (Indonesia)
Image by: 1) Carlo_Gomez  2) Yann_Muzika


Flycatcher,_Pied   Ficedula hypoleuca   Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
The breeding male Pied Flycatcher has black upperparts with white wing patch, forehead; white underparts; black bill. Nonbreeding male, female, juvenile has black replaced by pale brown.
Image by: 1) Stefan Berndtsson  - Sweden  2) Ron Knight  - East Sussex, UK  3) Andy_Morffew  4) Lars Lindahl - Scotland  5) Mark Medcalf - Scotland 
1, 2) Female 3, 4, 5) Male



Flycatcher_ Pygmy_Blue-  Ficedula hodgsoni  Found: southeast Asia
The Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher is found in Bhutan, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Image by: 1) Francesco_Veronesi - India  2) Amar-Singh HSS  3) Chandan Chakravorty  4) Naturelly - Thailand


Flycatcher,_Red-breasted  Ficedula parva  Found: Europe, Asia
The male Red-breasted Flycatcher has brown upperparts; gray head; reddish throat, breast.
Similar to: Kashmire Flycatcher. Kashmire Flycatcher has red on its flanks; male Red-breasted Flycatcher does not have red on its flanks.
Similar to: Taiga Flycatcher. Male Red-breasted Flycatcher has red on its breast; male Taiga Flycatcher does not have red on its breast.
Image by: 1, 2) Hiyashi Haka  4) Sures V. S. - Nandi Hills, Bangalore, India  5)   Lip Kee Yap -Keoladeo National Park, Rajastan, India


Flycatcher,_Rufous-chested  Ficedula dumetoria  Found: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
The Tanimbar Flycatcher is also considered subspecies of Rufous-chested Flycatcher.
Image by: 1) Patrawut Sitifong  2) John Gerrard Keulemans  3) John C. Mittermeier
2) Ficedula d. dumetoria  (above); Ficedula d. muelleri (below) 


Flycatcher,_Rufous-gorgeted  Ficedula strophiata  Found: Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Francesco_Veronesi - Thailand  2) Dave_Curtis - Thailand  3) Jason_Thompson - Thailand  4) Mprasannak


Flycatcher,_Rufous-throated  Ficedula rufigula  Found: Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Image by: 1) Joseph_Smit  2) Tom


Flycatcher,_Rusty-tailed   Ficedula ruficauda also Muscicapa ruficauda  Found: Asia
Image by: 1) JM Garg  2) Anuradha


Flycatcher,_Sapphire  Ficedula sapphira  Found: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
Image by: 1) Jerry Oldenettel  2, 3, 4) Umeshsrinivasan
1) Female 2) Juvenile male 3, 4) Male


Flycatcher,_Semicollared Pied-  Ficedula semitorquata  Found: Africa, Europe, Asia
The breeding male Semicollared Flycatcher has mainly black upperparts; large white wing patch; white semi-collar, underparts. Female has black replace with brown.
Image by: 1) Kersti Nebelsiek  2) D Leaper


Flycatcher,_Slaty-backed  Ficedula sordida  Found: southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok  2) Jason_Thompson - Thailand 3) Jerry Oldenettel
1) Female 2, 3) Male


Flycatcher,_Slaty-blue  Ficedula tricolor  Found: Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia
Image by: 1, 3) Jason Thompson  2) Dave_Curtis
1, 2) Female 3) Male


Flycatcher,_Snowy-browed also Formosan Rufous Breasted Blue Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra  Found: Asia
The Snow-browed Flycatcher is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam
Image by: 1, 3) Lip Kee - Java  1, 2, 3) Hiyashi Haka
1, 2) Female 3) Juvenile male 4, 5) Male



Flycatcher,_Sumba  Ficedula harterti  Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) James_Eaton


Flycatcher,_Taiga  also   Red-throated Flycatcher  Ficedula albicilla   Found: Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
The male Taiga Flycatcher has blue-tinged ear coversts, sides of neck. Breeding male has orange-red throat. Female has brown upperparts; blackish tail edged with white.
Similar to: Kashmire Flycatcher. Kashmire Flycatcher has red on its flanks; male Taiga Flycatcher does not have red on its flanks.
Similar to: Red-breasted Flycatcher. Male Red-breasted Flycatcher has red on its breast; male Taiga Flycatcher does not have red on its breast.
Image by: 1) Hiyashi_Haka  2) Arijit_Banerjee 3) Sumit Sengupta  3, 4) Robert_tdc - Japan
1) Female


Flycatcher,_Tanimbar  Ficedula riedeli  Found: Tanimbar Islands (Indonesia)
The Tanimbar Flycatcher is also considered subspecies of Rufous-chested Flycatcher.
Image by: 1) James Eaton


Flycatcher,_Ultramarine  Ficedula superciliaris  Found: southeast Asia
The male Ultramarine Glycatcher has deep blue upperparts, head; mostly white underparts with deep blue partial cresent. Depending on subspecies, there might be a white supercilium.
Image by: 1) JM_Garg - India  2) Nagesh_Kamath - India  3) DibyenduAsh - India  4) Godbolemandar
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male



Genus Fraseria

Flycatcher,_Fraser's_Forest  also  African Forest-Flycatcher  Fraseria ocreata  Found: Africa
Image by: Dick Daniels - specimen in Nairobi National Museum, Kenya  2) Francesco_Veronesi - Ghana


Flycatcher,_White-browed  Fraseria cinerascens  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Seth of Rabi  2) Nik_Borrow - Ghana



Genus Humblotia - 1 species

Flycatcher,_Grand Comoro  also  Humblot's Flycatcher  Humblotia flavirostris  Found: Comoro (island east of Africa)
The Grand Comoro Flycatcher has gray-brown upperparts; pale underparts with darker streaks; yellow-orange bill, feet.
Image by: 1) Markus Lagerqvist



Melaenornis
Found in: sub-Saharan Africa

Flycatcher,_Abyssinian Slaty-  Melaenornis chocolatinus  Found: Africa
The Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher has dark sooty-brown upperparts; brownish face; yellow eyes; buff brown underparts.
Image by: 1) Alastair Rae  2) Toby Austin  3) Lip Kee  4) Nik_Borrow - Ethiopia


Flycatcher,_Angola Slaty-  Melaenornis brunneus  Found: Angola
Image by: 1) hbw.com  2) Charles_Davies


Flycatcher,_Fiscal  Melaenornis silens  Found: Africa
Image by:  1, 2) Dick Daniels - Oudshoorn, South Africa  3) Cristiano Crolle - Wilderness, South Africa   4, 5, 6) Dick - Johannesburg, South Africa 



Flycatcher,_Nimba  Melaenornis annamarulae  Found: west Africa
The Nimba Flycatcher is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Image by: 1) hbw.com


Flycatcher,_Northern Black  Melaenornis edolioides  Found: Africa (Congo, Tanzania and north)
The Northern Black Flycatcher has dull black plumage.
Similar to: Southern Black Flycatcher. Their ranges do not overlap except for in Kenya. Even there the rages do not overlap with the Northern Black Flycatcher restricted to western Kenya.
Image by: 1) Gisela Braum - Gambia  2, 3) Dick Daniels - Keekorok Lodge in the Masai Mara, Kenya  4) Nik_Borrow - Ghana


Flycatcher,_Southern Black  Melaenornis pammelaina  Found: Africa (Congo, Kenya and south)
The Southern Black Flycatcher has semi-glossy black plumage.
Similar to: Northern Black Flycatcher. Their ranges do not overlap except for in Kenya. Even there the rages do not overlap with the Northern Black Flycatcher restricted to western Kenya.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels near Kruger National Park in South Africa   4) Alan_Manson - South Africa


Flycatcher,_White-eyed Slaty  Melaenornis fischerFound: Africa
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels  4) Steve Garvie   5, 6) Carol Foil - Nairobi National Park, Kenya



Flycatcher,_Yellow-eyed Black  Melaenornis ardesiacus  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Graham Ekins  2) Nik_Borrow - Uganda



Genus Muscicapa
Found in: Europe, Asia, Africa

Flycatcher,_African Dusky  also  Dusky-brown Flycatcher  Muscicapa adusta  Found: Africa
The African Dusky Flycatcher has brown upperparts; indistinct eye-ring; pale gray chin; gray-brown underparts with indistinct streaks.
Image by: 1) Joseph Mochoge - Kenya  2) Charles_J_Sharp - Uganda  3) Johann du Preez - South Africa   4) Cristiano Crolle - Kirstenbosch Garden, South Africa
1) Juvenile   2) Specimen


Flycatcher,_Ashy-breasted  Muscicapa randi  Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Neon Rosell - Laguna


Flycatcher,_Asian Brown  Muscicapa dauurica  Found: Asia
The Asian Brown Flycatcher has gray-brown upperparts; whitish underparts with brown tinged flanks.
Image by:  1, 2) Hiyashi Haka  3) Charles Lam   4) LonelyShrimp.


Flycatcher,_Ashy also Blue Grey Flycatcher  Muscicapa caerulescens  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Jerry_Oldenettel  2, 3) Derek Keats  3) Brian_Wridgway


Flycatcher,_Boehm's  Muscicapa boehmi also Bradornis boehmi Found: Africa
Image by: 1, 2) Nigel Voaden  3) Maans_Booysen - Angola


Flycatcher,_Brown-breasted
  Muscicapa muttui  Found: Asia
The Brown-breasted Flycatcher has olive-brown upperparts; white eye-ring; pale lores; whitish chin, throat; pale brown breast; whitish belly.
Image by: 1) Chung Kui and Ryan Cheng  2) TR_Raman  3) Tareq Ahmed


Flycatcher,_Brown-streaked  Muscicapa williamsoni  Found: southeast Asia
The Brown-streaked Flycatcher is sometimes considered subspecies of Asian Brown Flycatcher.
Image by: 1) Lawrence Neo


Flycatcher,_Cassin's  Muscicapa cassini  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Tom Tarrant  2) Francesco_Veronesi - Uganda


Flycatcher,_Chapin's  Muscicapa lendu  Found: Africa
The Chapin's Flycatcher is found DR Congo, Kenya, Uganda, and possibly Rwanda.
Image by: Joseph Mochoge - Gilgil, Kenya


Flycatcher,_Dark-sided also Siiberian Flycatcer  Muscicapa sibirica  Found: Asia
The Dark-sided Flycatcher has dark gray-brown upperparts; pale wing-bar;  streaky dark gray-brown breast, flanks; white throat; faint white half collar; white belly; whitish eye-ring.
Image by: 1) Patco Erika - Thailand  2) Lip Kee


Flycatcher,_Dusky-blue  Muscicapa comitata  also Bradornis comitatus  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Nigel Voaden  2) Graham Ekins


Flycatcher,_Ferruginous   Muscicapa ferruginea  Found: Asia
Image by:  1, 2) Hiyashi Haka 3) Andy_Ng  4)  LonelyShrimp - Thailand


Flycatcher,_Gambaga  Muscicapa gambagae  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Miichael And Helen Cox  2) Marcel Holyoak - Cameroon


Flycatcher,_Gray-streaked  Muscicapa griseisticta  Found: eastern Asia
The Gray-streaked Flycatcher has gray-brown upperparts; breast and flanks heavily streaked with gray; narrow white wing-bar; white lores; faint white eye-ring.
Image by: 1, 2) Alpsdake   3) Hiyashi_Haka  4) psuedolapiz 


Flycatcher,_Little  also Little Gray Flycatcher  Muscicapa epulata  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Nigel Voaden - Cameroon


Flycatcher,_Olivaceous  Muscicapa olivascens  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Adam Riley - Ghana


Flycatcher,_Sooty  Muscicapa infuscata  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) John Gerrard Keulemans  2) David Beadle


Flycatcher,_Spotted  Muscicapa striata  Found: Europe, Asia
The Spotted Flycatcher has gray-brown upperparts; whitish underparts; streaked crown, breast; black legs.
Image by:  1) Imran_Shah - Pakistan  2) Ejdzej - Poland  3) Jerry Gunner  4)  Martin_Mecnarowski


Flycatcher,_Sumba Brown  Muscicapa segregata  Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) abcdefwing


Flycatcher,_Swamp  Muscicapa aquatica  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Tom Tarrant  2) David Cook - Uganda  3) David Bygott - Uganda  4) Dave_Curtis - Kenya


Flycatcher,_Tessmann's  Muscicapa tessmanni  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Lars Peterrson


Flycatcher,_Ussher's  Muscicapa ussheri also Bradornis ussheriFound: Africa
The Ussher's Flycatcher is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Image by: 1) John Gerrard Keulemans  2) Lucas Lombardo


Flycatcher,_Yellow-footed  Muscicapa sethsmithi  Found: Africa
The Yellow-footed Flycatcher is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Uganda.
Image by: 1) Nigel Voaden - Cameroon  2) Marcel Holyoak - Cameroon  3) Nik_Borrow - Cameroon



Genus Myioparus

Flycatcher,_Gray-throated Tit- Myioparus griseigularis  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Ken Zaremba - Rwanda  2) Makgobokgobo


Flycatcher,_Gray_Tit- also Lead-colored Tit-Flycatcher  Myioparus plumbeus  Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Alan Manson - South Africa  2) Ian White - Zimbabwe  3) Brendan_Ryan - Uganda  4) Derek_Keats - South Africa



Genus Niltava
The males have blue upperpart which causes the varous species to be sometimes called Blue-Flycatchers. The species of genus Cyornis are also referred to as Blue-Flycatchers.
Found in: Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia

Niltava,_Fujian   Niltava davidi  Found: China and southeast Asia
The Fujian Niltava is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Image by: 1) Jon Hornbuckle  2) Characters
1) Female 2, 3) Male


Niltava,_Large   Niltava grandis  Found: Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
Image by: 1, 2) Amar-Singh HSS  3) Yathin S Krishnappa 4) Jason Thompson  5) Hiyashi_Haka
1) Juvenile  2) Female  3, 4, 6) Male



Niltava,_Rufous-bellied Niltava sundara  Found: Asia
The Rufous-bellied Niltava is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Thailand.
Image by: 1) Jason Thompson - Thailand  2) Umeshsrinivasan - India  3) Rakeshkdogra   4) Shrikant_Rao - India


Niltava,_Rufous-vented   Niltava sumatrana  Found: Sumatra of Indonesia, Malay Peninsula
Image by: 1, 2) Amar-Singh HSS - Malaysia  3, 4) Xavier Lepage


Niltava,_Small   Niltava macgrigoriae  Found: southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Sumit Sengupta  2) Jugal Tiwari  3) Umeshsrinivasan 4) Dibyendu Ash - India  5) Michael_Gillam - Thailand  6) Ansel.Ma



Niltava,_Vivid   Niltava vivida  Found: southeast Asia
The male Vivid Niltava has bluish upperparts; black face; rufous-orange underparts. Female has mainly olive-brown plumage; lighter underparts; grayish-brown crown, nape; pale buffy throat.
Image by: 1) Francesco_Veronesi  2) Hiyaski Haka  3) Ron Knight - China  4) Sammy_Sam - Taiwan  5) John and Fish - Taiwan 




Genus Vauriella
Sometiimes part of genus Rhinomyias

Flycatcher,_Eyebrowed Jungle-  Vauriella gularis  Found: Borneo (Malaysia, Indonesia)
Image by: 1) joseph Smit  2) Ron Pudin  3) Mike_Prince


Flycatcher,_White-browed Jungle-  also Rusty-flanked Jungle-Flycatcher  Vauriella insignis  Found: Luzon of the Philippines
Image by: 1) hbw.com  2) James Eaton


Flycatcher,_White-throated Jungle-  also Negros Jungle-Flycatcher  Vauriella albigularis  Found: Philippines
Image by: 1, 2) Jon Hornbuckle


Flycatcher,_Slaty-backed Jungle- also Mindanao Jungle-Flycatcher  Vauriella goodfellowi  Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Herbert Goodchild  2) Henrik Gronvold





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