Muscicapidae

Irania gutturalis Photo by Abdul Al-Sirha (Kuwait Bird Sightings) Common name:white-throated robin (en); rouxinol-de-garganta-branca (pt); iranie à gorge blanche (fr); ruiseñor pintado (es); weißkehlsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This Asian species breeds from Turkey and Israel, through the Caucasus, northern Iraq and Iran, and into northern Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and southern Kazakhstan. They migrate south to winter in…

Muscicapa dauurica Photo by Aurélien Audevard (Korea Birds) Common name:Asian brown flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-pardo (pt); gobemouche brun (fr); papamoscas castaño (es); braunschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Muscicapidae Range:These birds are found breeding in south-eastern Russia, Mongolia, northern China, Korea, Japan and also in the Himalayas, India, Thailand and Vietnam. Some population migrate south to winter in south-east…

Cyanoptila cyanomelana Photo by Robin Newlin (Birds Korea) Common name:blue-and-white flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-azul-e-branco (pt); gobemouche bleu (fr); papamoscas blanco y azul (es); Japanschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species breeds in north-eastern China, extreme south-eastern Russia, Korea and Japan, migrating south to winter in Vietnam, Cambodja, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.Size:These birds are 16-17 cm long and weigh 22-25 g.Habitat:The…

Oenanthe leucopyga Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-tailed wheatear (en); chasco-de-barrete-branco (pt); traquet á tête blanche (fr); collalba negra de Brehm (es); Saharaschmätzer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in North Africa and the Middle East, from Morocco and Mauritania to Sudan and Saudi Arabia.Size:These birds are 17-18 cm long and have a wingspan…

Ficedula parva Photo by Rajneesh Suvarna (Oiseaux) Common name:red-breasted flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-pequeno (pt); gobemouche nain (fr); papamoscas papirrojo (es); zwergschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found breeding in eastern and north-eastern Europe, from the Balkans and Poland to southern Finland, into Near Russia all the way to the Urals, and through northern Turkey and the Caucasus…

Pogonocichla stellata Photo by Alan Manson (Wikipedia) Common name:white-starred robin (en); pisco-estrelado (pt); rougegorge étoilé (fr); ruiseñor estrellado (es); sternrötel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across eastern Africa, from southern Sudan down to South Africa.Size:This species is 15-16 cm long and weighs 18-25 g.Habitat:The white-starred robin is mostly found in moist evergreen mountain forests with…

Cercotrichas paena Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:Kalahari scrub-robin (en); rouxinol-do-mato-do-Kalahari (pt); agrobate du Kalahari (fr); alzacola del Kalahari (es); Kalahariheckensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This African species is found from south-western Angola, through Namibia and Botswana and into northern South Africa and Zimbabwe.Size:These birds are 14-16 cm long and weigh 20 g.Habitat:The Kalahari scrub-robin is mostly found…

Luscinia svecica Photo by Pawel Waclawik (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:bluethroat (en); pisco-de-peito-azul (pt); gorgebleue à miroir (fr); pechiazul (es); blaukehlchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:These birds are found breeding from northern Europe, across Russia, south to the Himalayas and there is also a population in western Alaska. They winter in southern Europe, the Middle East and southern…