Muscicapidae

Melaenornis pammelaina Photo by Alan Manson (Wikipedia) Common name:southern black flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-preto-meridional (pt); gobemouche sud-africain (fr); papamoscas sudafricano (es); glanzdrongoschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This African species is found from Congo, southern D.R. Congo and Kenya south to northern Namibia, Botswana and eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 20 cm long and weigh 30 g.Habitat:The southern black…

Saxicola caprata Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:pied bushchat (en); cartaxo-malhado (pt), tarier pie (fr); tarabilla pálida (es); mohrenschwarzkehlchen (de)Taxonomy: Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This Asian species is found from southern Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and eastern Iran, through Pakistan, India and Nepal, and into southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua-New Guinea.Size:These birds are 13-14…

Empidornis semipartitus Photo by Jacek Nalepa (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:silverbird (en); papa-moscas-prateado (pt); gobemouche argenté (fr); papamoscas plateado (es); silberschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa from southern Sudan and Ethiopia, through South Sudan and Uganda and into western Kenya and northern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 18 cm long.Habitat:Silverbirds are mostly found…

Phoenicurus auroreus Photo by Mathew Poll (Birds Korea) Common name:Daurian redstart (en); rabirruivo-dáurico (pt); rougequeue aurore (fr); colirrojo dáurico (es); spiegelrotschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species breeds in south-eastern Russia, eastern Mongolia, Korea and north-eastern and central China. They migrate south or east to winter in Japan, southern China, extreme north-eastern India, Myanmar and northern Thailand,…

Oenanthe leucura Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black wheatear (en); chasco-preto (pt); traquet rieur (fr); collalba negra (es); trauersteinschmätzer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in south-western Europe, in Spain, and marginally into Portugal and France. Also in north-west Africa, in Morocco, northern Algeria, Tunisia, Western Sahara and northern Mauritania.Size:These birds are…

Copsychus saularis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:oriental magpie-robin (en); pisco-daial (pt); shama dayal (fr); shama oriental (es); dajaldrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Muscicapidae Range:These birds are found in southern Asia, from eastern Pakistan, throughout India and Bangladesh and through Indochina into Indonesia, the Philippines and southern and south-eastern China.Size:The oriental magpie-robin is 19-23 cm long…

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus Photo by Yeshev Dorji (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:white-capped water-redstart (en); rabirruivo-de-coroa-branca (pt); torrentaire à calotte blanche (fr); colirrojo de capa blanca (es); weißkopfschmätzer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in central Asia, from eastern Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan, through the Himalayas and into central and southern China, and northern Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.Size:These…

Bradornis infuscatus Photo by Aleix Comas (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:chat flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-chasco (pt); gobemouche traquet (fr); papamoscas africano (es); drosselschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, along the coast of southern Angola, in Namibia, Botswana and western South Africa.Size:These birds are 20 cm long and weigh 30-35 g. Habitat:The chat…