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 332 species in the family, distributed among five subfamilies and 50 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
Sumatran blue robinMyiomela sumatrana182
Javan blue robinMyiomela diana183
Nilgiri blue robinSholicola major184
White-bellied blue robinSholicola albiventris185
White-browed bush robinTarsiger indicus186
Rufous-breasted bush robinTarsiger hyperythrus187
Collared bush robinTarsiger johnstoniae188
Red-flanked bluetailTarsiger cyanurus189
Himalayan bluetailTarsiger rufilatus190
Golden bush robinTarsiger chrysaeus191
Little forktailEnicurus scouleri192
Sunda forktailEnicurus velatus193
Chestnut-naped forktailEnicurus ruficapillus194
Black-backed forktailEnicurus immaculatus195
Slaty-backed forktailEnicurus schistaceus196
White-crowned forktailEnicurus leschenaulti197
Bornean forktailEnicurus borneensis198
Spotted forktailEnicurus maculatus199
Sri Lanka whistling thrushMyophonus blighi200
Shiny whistling thrushMyophonus melanurus201
Javan whistling thrushMyophonus glaucinus202
Bornean whistling thrushMyophonus borneensis203
Brown-winged whistling thrushMyophonus castaneus204
Malayan whistling thrushMyophonus robinsoni205
Malabar whistling thrushMyophonus horsfieldii206
Taiwan whistling thrushMyophonus insularis207
Blue whistling thrushMyophonus caeruleus208
Blue-fronted robinCinclidium frontale209
Yellow-rumped flycatcherFicedula zanthopygia210
Green-backed flycatcherFicedula elisae211
Narcissus flycatcherFicedula narcissina212
Slaty-backed flycatcherFicedula erithacus213
Mugimaki flycatcherFicedula mugimaki214
Pygmy flycatcherFicedula hodgsoni215
Rufous-gorgeted flycatcherFicedula strophiata216
Sapphire flycatcherFicedula sapphira217
Ultramarine flycatcherFicedula superciliaris218
Little pied flycatcherFicedula westermanni219
Slaty-blue flycatcherFicedula tricolor220
Snowy-browed flycatcherFicedula hyperythra221
Rusty-tailed flycatcherFicedula ruficauda222
Taiga flycatcherFicedula albicilla223
Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva224
Kashmir flycatcherFicedula subrubra225
Semicollared flycatcherFicedula semitorquata226
European pied flycatcherFicedula hypoleuca227
Collared flycatcherFicedula albicollis228
Atlas pied flycatcherFicedula speculigera229
Tanimbar flycatcherFicedula riedeli230
Black-and-orange flycatcherFicedula nigrorufa231
Rufous-chested flycatcherFicedula dumetoria232
Furtive flycatcherFicedula disposita233
Palawan flycatcherFicedula platenae234
Rufous-throated flycatcherFicedula rufigula235
Cinnamon-chested flycatcherFicedula buruensis236
Sumba flycatcherFicedula harterti237
Black-banded flycatcherFicedula timorensis238
Little slaty flycatcherFicedula basilanica239
Cryptic flycatcherFicedula crypta240
Bundok flycatcherFicedula luzoniensis241
Lompobattang flycatcherFicedula bonthaina242
Damar flycatcherFicedula henrici243
Przevalski's redstartPhoenicurus alaschanicus244
Eversmann's redstartPhoenicurus erythronotus245
Blue-capped redstartPhoenicurus coeruleocephala246
Black redstartPhoenicurus ochruros247
Common redstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus248
Hodgson's redstartPhoenicurus hodgsoni249
White-throated redstartPhoenicurus schisticeps250
Daurian redstartPhoenicurus auroreus251
Moussier's redstartPhoenicurus moussieri252
Güldenstädt's redstartPhoenicurus erythrogastrus253
Blue-fronted redstartPhoenicurus frontalis254
Plumbeous water redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus255
Luzon water redstartPhoenicurus bicolor256
White-capped redstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus257
White-winged cliff chatMonticola semirufus258
Cape rock thrushMonticola rupestris259
Sentinel rock thrushMonticola explorator260
Short-toed rock thrushMonticola brevipes261
Miombo rock thrushMonticola angolensis262
Common rock thrushMonticola saxatilis263
Little rock thrushMonticola rufocinereus264
Blue rock thrushMonticola solitarius265
Chestnut-bellied rock thrushMonticola rufiventris266
Blue-capped rock thrushMonticola cinclorhyncha267
White-throated rock thrushMonticola gularis268
Littoral rock thrushMonticola imerina269
Forest rock thrushMonticola sharpei270
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra271
White-browed bush chatSaxicola macrorhynchus272
White-throated bush chatSaxicola insignis273
Canary Islands stonechatSaxicola dacotiae274
European stonechatSaxicola rubicola275
Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus276
Stejneger's stonechatSaxicola stejnegeri277
African stonechatSaxicola torquatus278
Madagascan stonechatSaxicola sibilla279
Reunion stonechatSaxicola tectes280
White-tailed stonechatSaxicola leucurus281
Pied bush chatSaxicola caprata282
Jerdon's bush chatSaxicola jerdoni283
Grey bush chatSaxicola ferreus284
White-bellied bush chatSaxicola gutturalis285
Buff-streaked chatCampicoloides bifasciatus286
Sickle-winged chatEmarginata sinuata287
Karoo chatEmarginata schlegelii288
Tractrac chatEmarginata tractrac289
Moorland chatPinarochroa sordida290
Mocking cliff chatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris291
White-crowned cliff chatThamnolaea coronata292
Sooty chatMyrmecocichla nigra293
Anteater chatMyrmecocichla aethiops294
Congo moor chatMyrmecocichla tholloni295
Ant-eating chatMyrmecocichla formicivora296
Rüppell's black chatMyrmecocichla melaena297
Mountain wheatearMyrmecocichla monticola298
Arnot's chatMyrmecocichla arnotti299
Ruaha chatMyrmecocichla collaris300
Northern wheatearOenanthe oenanthe301
Capped wheatearOenanthe pileata302
Red-breasted wheatearOenanthe bottae303
Heuglin's wheatearOenanthe heuglinii304
Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina305
Hooded wheatearOenanthe monacha306
Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti307
Western black-eared wheatearOenanthe hispanica308
Eastern black-eared wheatearOenanthe melanoleuca309
Cyprus wheatearOenanthe cypriaca310
Pied wheatearOenanthe pleschanka311
White-fronted black chatOenanthe albifrons312
Somali wheatearOenanthe phillipsi313
Red-rumped wheatearOenanthe moesta314
BlackstartOenanthe melanura315
Familiar chatOenanthe familiaris316
Brown-tailed rock chatOenanthe scotocerca317
Sombre rock chatOenanthe dubia318
Brown rock chatOenanthe fusca319
Variable wheatearOenanthe picata320
Black wheatearOenanthe leucura321
Abyssinian wheatearOenanthe lugubris322
White-crowned wheatearOenanthe leucopyga323
Hume's wheatearOenanthe albonigra324
Finsch's wheatearOenanthe finschii325
Mourning wheatearOenanthe lugens326
Arabian wheatearOenanthe lugentoides327
Kurdish wheatearOenanthe xanthoprymna328
Red-tailed wheatearOenanthe chrysopygia329
Boulder chatPinarornis plumosus330
Herero chatNamibornis herero331
Humblot's flycatcherHumblotia flavirostris332

References

  1. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)". Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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