Muscicapidae

Copsychus sechellarum Photo by Philip Perry (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Seychelles magpie-robin (en); pisco-das-Seychelles (pt); shama de Seychelles (fr); shama de Seychelles (es); Seychellendajal (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Seychelles archipelago and was originally present in at least 8 islands, but by the 1960s it became restricted to the island of Frégate….

Cercotrichas galactotes Photo by Yoram Shpirer (Oiseaux) Common name:rufous-tailed scrub-robin (en); rouxinol-do-mato (pt); agrobate roux (fr); alzacola (es); heckensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species breeds in southern Europe, in the southern Iberian Peninsula, and from the Balkans to Turkey, also in North Africa from Morocco to Egypt, and in western Asia, through the Middle East and…

Enicurus leschenaulti Photo by Myron Tai (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:white-crowned forktail (en); rabo-de-tesoura-de-coroa-branca (pt); énicure de Leschenault (fr); torrentero coroniblanco (es); weißscheitel-scherenschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in from central and southern China, through extreme north-eastern India and Indochina and into the Indonesian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java.Size:These bird are 28 cm…

Erithacus rubecula Photo by Olivier Baudoux (Nunda Foto) Common name:European robin (en); pisco-de-peito-ruivo (pt); rouge-gorge familier (fr); petirrojo europeo (es); rotkehlchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found throughout Europe, with the exception if Iceland and the northernmost parts of Scandinavia and Russia. Also in North Africa, along the Mediterranean coast from Morocco to Egypt and…

Luscinia pectoralis Photo by Aurélien Audevard (Mango Verde) Common name:white-tailed rubythroat (en); rouxinol-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); rossignol à gorge rubis (fr); ruiseñor pechinegro (es); bergrubinkehlchen (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Muscicapidae Range:This species is found from central China, and along the Himalayas through Nepal, extreme north-western India and northern Pakistan and into north-eastern Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and south-eastern Kazakhstan.Size:These…

Niltava grandis Photo by Michael Gillam (Flickr) Common name:large niltava (en); papa-moscas-grande (pt); grand gobemouche (fr); papamoscas grande (es); kobaltblauschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily  MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found from Nepal and extreme north-eastern India, through Myanmar and Laos and into Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Also marginally into southern China.Size:These birds are 21…

Ficedula hypoleuca (Photo from Red Book) Common name:European pied flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-preto (pt); gobemouche noir (fr); papamoscas cerrojillo (es); trauerschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found breeding throughout central and northern Europe, from France to northern Scandinavia and east to near Russia and northern Kazakhstan. There are also breeding populations in Spain, Morocco, northern Algeria…