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,…