List of Old World flycatcher species

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Old World flycatchers is the common name for the avian family Muscicapidae, which also includes the Old World chats. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 357 species in the family, distributed among five subfamilies and 54 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 name + authority IOC sequence
White-tailed alethe Alethe diademata(Bonaparte, 1850)1
Fire-crested alethe Alethe castanea(Cassin, 1856)2
Karoo scrub robin Cercotrichas coryphoeus(Vieillot, 1817)3
Brown scrub robin Cercotrichas signata(Sundevall, 1850)4
Forest scrub robin Cercotrichas leucosticta(Sharpe, 1883)5
Bearded scrub robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata(Reichenow, 1879)6
Miombo scrub robin Cercotrichas barbata(Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870)7
Kalahari scrub robin Cercotrichas paena(Smith, A, 1836)8
Black scrub robin Cercotrichas podobe(Müller, PLS, 1776)9
Rufous-tailed scrub robin Cercotrichas galactotes(Temminck, 1820)10
Brown-backed scrub robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi(Reichenow, 1891)11
White-browed scrub robin Cercotrichas leucophrys(Vieillot, 1817)12
Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis(Linnaeus, 1758)13
Seychelles magpie-robin Copsychus sechellarum Newton, A, 186514
Philippine magpie-robin Copsychus mindanensis(Boddaert, 1783)15
Madagascar magpie-robin Copsychus albospecularis(Eydoux & Gervais, 1836)16
Rufous-tailed shama Copsychus pyrropygus(Lesson, RP, 1839)17
Indian robin Copsychus fulicatus(Linnaeus, 1766)18
White-browed shama Copsychus luzoniensis(Kittlitz, 1832)19
Visayan shama Copsychus superciliaris(Bourns & Worcester, 1894)20
White-vented shama Copsychus niger(Sharpe, 1877)21
Black shama Copsychus cebuensis(Steere, 1890)22
Andaman shama Copsychus albiventris(Blyth, 1858)23
Larwo shama Copsychus omissus(Hartert, EJO, 190224
White-crowned shama Copsychus stricklandii Motley & Dillwyn, 185525
Maratua shama (extinct in the wild)Copsychus barbouri(Bangs & Peters, JL), 192726
Kangean shama (probably extinct in the wildCopsychus nigricauda(Vorderman, 1893)27
Sri Lanka shama Copsychus leggei(Whistler, 1941)28
White-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus(Scopoli, 1786)29
Pale flycatcher Agricola pallidus(Müller, JW, 1851)30
Chat flycatcher Agricola infuscatus(Smith, A, 1839)31
White-browed forest flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens Hartlaub, 185732
Fraser's forest flycatcher Fraseria ocreata(Strickland, 1844)33
Grey-throated tit-flycatcher Fraseria griseigularis(Jackson, FJ, 1906)34
Grey tit-flycatcher Fraseria plumbea(Hartlaub, 1858)35
Olivaceous flycatcher Fraseria olivascens(Cassin, 1859)36
Chapin's flycatcher Fraseria lendu(Chapin, 1932)37
Ashy flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens(Hartlaub, 1865)38
Tessmann's flycatcher Fraseria tessmanni(Reichenow, 1907)39
Angola slaty flycatcher Melaenornis brunneus(Cabanis, 1886)40
White-eyed slaty flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri(Reichenow, 1884)41
Abyssinian slaty flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus(Rüppell, 1840)42
Nimba flycatcher Melaenornis annamarulae Forbes-Watson, 197043
Yellow-eyed black flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus Berlioz, 193644
Northern black flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides(Swainson, 1837)45
Southern black flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina(Stanley, 1814)46
Herero chat Namibornis herero(Meyer de Schauensee, 1931)47
Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus(Rüppell, 1840)48
Fiscal flycatcher Sigelus silens(Shaw, 1809)49
Dusky-blue flycatcher Bradornis comitatus(Cassin, 1857)50
African grey flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus Reichenow, 188751
Marico flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis Smith, A, 184752
Böhm's flycatcher Bradornis boehmi Reichenow, 188453
Ussher's flycatcher Bradornis ussheri(Sharpe, 1871)54
Sooty flycatcher Bradornis fuliginosus(Verreaux, J & Verreaux, É, 1855)55
Humblot's flycatcher Humblotia flavirostris Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 188556
Grey-streaked flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta(Swinhoe, 1861)57
Dark-sided flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica Gmelin, JF, 178958
Ferruginous flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea(Hodgson, 1845)59
Brown-breasted flycatcher Muscicapa muttui(Layard, EL, 1854)60
Ashy-breasted flycatcher Muscicapa randi Amadon & duPont, 197061
Sumba brown flycatcher Muscicapa segregata(Siebers, 1928)62
Asian brown flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Pallas, 181163
Brown-streaked flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni Deignan, 195764
Sulawesi streaked flycatcher Muscicapa sodhiiHarris, JBC, Rasmussen, Yong, Prawiradilaga, Putra, Round & Rheindt, 201465
Yellow-footed flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi(Van Someren, 1922)66
Little grey flycatcher Muscicapa epulata(Cassin, 1855)67
African dusky flycatcher Muscicapa adusta(Boie, F, 1828)68
Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata(Pallas, 1764)69
Mediterranean flycatcher Muscicapa tyrrhenica Schiebel, 191070
Gambaga flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae(Alexander, 1901)71
Cassin's flycatcher Muscicapa cassini Heine, 186072
Swamp flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica Heuglin, 186473
White-tailed flycatcher Leucoptilon concretum(Müller, S, 1836)74
Nilgiri blue robin Sholicola major(Jerdon, 1841)75
White-bellied blue robin Sholicola albiventris(Blanford, 1868)76
Fujian niltava Niltava davidi La Touche, 190777
Rufous-bellied niltava Niltava sundara Hodgson, 183778
Rufous-vented niltava Niltava sumatrana Salvadori, 187979
Chinese vivid niltava Niltava oatesi Salvadori, 188780
Taiwan vivid niltava Niltava vivida(Swinhoe, 1864)81
Small niltava Niltava macgrigoriae(Burton, E, 1836)82
Large niltava Niltava grandis(Blyth, 1842)83
Blue-and-white flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana(Temminck, 1829)84
Zappey's flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis Thayer & Bangs, 190985
Nilgiri flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus(Jerdon, 1840)86
Indigo flycatcher Eumyias indigo(Horsfield, 1821)87
Verditer flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus(Swainson, 1838)88
Buru jungle flycatcher Eumyias additus(Hartert, EJO, 1900)89
Turquoise flycatcher Eumyias panayensis Sharpe, 187790
Matinan blue flycatcher Eumyias sanfordi(Stresemann, 1931)91
Blue-fronted blue flycatcher Eumyias hoevelli(Meyer, AB, 1903)92
Timor blue flycatcher Eumyias hyacinthinus(Temminck, 1820)93
Flores jungle flycatcher Eumyias oscillans(Hartert, EJO, 1897)94
Sumba jungle flycatcher Eumyias stresemanni(Siebers, 1928)95
Dull-blue flycatcher Eumyias sordidus(Walden, 1870)96
White-gorgeted flycatcher Anthipes monileger(Hodgson, 1845)97
Rufous-browed flycatcher Anthipes solitaris(Müller, S, 1836)98
Pale blue flycatcher Cyornis unicolor Blyth, 184399
Chinese blue flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans Thayer & Bangs, 1909100
Blue-throated blue flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides(Vigors, 1831)101
Hainan blue flycatcher Cyornis hainanus(Ogilvie-Grant, 1900)102
Bornean blue flycatcher Cyornis superbus Stresemann, 1925103
Malaysian blue flycatcher Cyornis turcosus Brüggemann, 1877104
Palawan blue flycatcher Cyornis lemprieri(Sharpe, 1884)105
Sunda blue flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus(Bonaparte, 1857)106
Blue-breasted blue flycatcher Cyornis herioti Wardlaw-Ramsay, RG, 1886107
Rufous-breasted blue flycatcher Cyornis camarinensis(Rand & Rabor, 1967)108
Philippine jungle flycatcher Cyornis ruficauda(Sharpe, 1877)109
Sulu jungle flycatcher Cyornis ocularis(Bourns & Worcester, 1894)110
Crocker jungle flycatcher Cyornis ruficrissa(Sharpe, 1887)111
White-bellied blue flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes(Jerdon, 1840)112
Brown-chested jungle flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus(Slater, HH, 1897)113
Nicobar jungle flycatcher Cyornis nicobaricus(Richmond, 1902)114
Grey-chested jungle flycatcher Cyornis umbratilis(Strickland, 1849)115
Large blue flycatcher Cyornis magnirostris Blyth, 1849116
Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Blyth, 1843117
Indochinese blue flycatcher Cyornis sumatrensis(Sharpe, 1879)118
Hill blue flycatcher Cyornis whitei Harington, 1908119
Mangrove blue flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra(Raffles, 1822)120
Sulawesi blue flycatcher Cyornis omissus(Hartert, EJO, 1896)121
Kalao blue flycatcher Cyornis kalaoensis(Hartert, EJO, 1896)122
Javan blue flycatcher Cyornis banyumas(Horsfield, 1821)123
Dayak blue flycatcher Cyornis montanus Robinson & Kinnear, 1928124
Meratus blue flycatcher Cyornis kadayangensisIrham, Haryoko, Shakya, Mitchell, S, Burner, Bocos, Eaton, Rheindt, Suparno, Sheldon & Prawiradilaga, 2021125
Pale-chinned flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys Brooks, WE, 1880126
Fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher Cyornis olivaceus Hume, 1877127
Banggai jungle flycatcher Cyornis pelingensis(Vaurie, 1952)128
Sula jungle flycatcher Cyornis colonus(Hartert, EJO, 1898)129
Rück's blue flycatcher Cyornis ruckii(Oustalet, 1881)130
European robin Erithacus rubecula(Linnaeus, 1758)131
Swynnerton's robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni(Shelley, 1906)132
White-starred robin Pogonocichla stellata(Vieillot, 1818)133
Forest robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax Hartlaub, 1855134
White-bellied robin-chat Cossyphicula roberti(Alexander, 1903)135
Mountain robin-chat Cossyphicula isabellae(Gray, GR, 1862)136
Red-throated alethe Chamaetylas poliophrys(Sharpe, 1902)137
Brown-chested alethe Chamaetylas poliocephala(Bonaparte, 1850)138
White-chested alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni(Reichenow, 1900)139
Thyolo alethe Chamaetylas choloensis(Sclater, WL, 1927)140
White-crowned robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus(Vieillot, 1818)141
White-browed robin-chat Cossypha heuglini Hartlaub, 1866142
Chorister robin-chat Cossypha dichroa(Gmelin, JF, 1789)143
Rüppell's robin-chat Cossypha semirufa(Rüppell, 1837)144
Snowy-crowned robin-chat Cossypha niveicapilla(Lafresnaye, 1838)145
Red-capped robin-chat Cossypha natalensis Smith, A, 1840146
White-headed robin-chat Cossypha heinrichi Rand, 1955147
Blue-shouldered robin-chat Cossypha cyanocampter(Bonaparte, 1850)148
Collared palm thrush Cichladusa arquata Peters, W, 1863149
Rufous-tailed palm thrush Cichladusa ruficauda(Hartlaub, 1857)150
Spotted palm thrush Cichladusa guttata(Heuglin, 1862)151
Angola cave chat Xenocopsychus ansorgei Hartert, EJO, 1907152
White-throated robin-chat Dessonornis humeralis Smith, A, 1836539
Cape robin-chat Dessonornis caffer(Linnaeus, 1771)154
Archer's ground robin Dessonornis archeri(Sharpe, 1902)155
Olive-flanked ground robin Dessonornis anomalus(Shelley, 1893)156
Usambara akalat Sheppardia montana(Reichenow, 1907)157
Iringa akalat Sheppardia lowei(Grant, CHB & Mackworth-Praed, 1941)158
Rubeho akalat Sheppardia aurantiithoraxBeresford, Fjeldså & Kiure, 2004159
East coast akalat Sheppardia gunningi Haagner, 1909160
Sharpe's akalat Sheppardia sharpei(Shelley, 1903)161
Bocage's akalat Sheppardia bocagei(Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870)162
Short-tailed akalat Sheppardia poensis(Alexander, 1903)163
Lowland akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis(Sharpe, 1901)164
Equatorial akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis(Jackson, FJ, 1906)165
Gabela akalat Sheppardia gabela(Rand, 1957)166
Grey-winged robin-chat Sheppardia polioptera(Reichenow, 1892)167
White-throated robin Irania gutturalis(Guérin-Méneville, 1843)168
Thrush nightingale Luscinia luscinia(Linnaeus, 1758)169
Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Brehm, CL, 1831170
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica(Linnaeus, 1758)171
White-bellied redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides(Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847)172
White-tailed robin Myiomela leucura(Hodgson, 1845)173
Sumatran blue robin Myiomela sumatrana(Robinson & Kloss, 1918)174
Javan blue robin Myiomela diana(Lesson, RP, 1831)175
Blackthroat Calliope obscura(Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891)176
Firethroat Calliope pectardens David, A, 1877177
Siberian rubythroat Calliope calliope(Pallas, 1776)178
Himalayan rubythroat Calliope pectoralis Gould, 1837179
Chinese rubythroat Calliope tschebaiewi Przevalski, 1876180
Little forktail Enicurus scouleri Vigors, 1832181
Black-backed forktail Enicurus immaculatus(Hodgson, 1836)182
Slaty-backed forktail Enicurus schistaceus(Hodgson, 1836)183
Spotted forktail Enicurus maculatus Vigors, 1831184
White-crowned forktail Enicurus leschenaulti(Vieillot, 1818)185
Bornean forktail Enicurus borneensis Sharpe, 1889186
Chestnut-naped forktail Enicurus ruficapillus Temminck, 1832187
Sunda forktail Enicurus velatus Temminck, 1822188
Blue-fronted robin Cinclidium frontale Blyth, 1842189
Taiwan whistling thrush Myophonus insularis Gould, 1863190
Shiny whistling thrush Myophonus melanurus(Salvadori, 1879)191
Brown-winged whistling thrush Myophonus castaneus Wardlaw-Ramsay, RG, 1880192
Blue whistling thrush Myophonus caeruleus(Scopoli, 1786)193
Javan whistling thrush Myophonus glaucinus(Temminck, 1823)194
Bornean whistling thrush Myophonus borneensis Slater, HH, 1885195
Malayan whistling thrush Myophonus robinsoni Ogilvie-Grant, 1905196
Malabar whistling thrush Myophonus horsfieldii Vigors, 1831197
Sri Lanka whistling thrush Myophonus blighi(Holdsworth, 1872)198
Great shortwing Heinrichia calligyna Stresemann, 1931199
Eyebrowed jungle flycatcher Vauriella gularis(Sharpe, 1888)200
White-throated jungle flycatcher Vauriella albigularis(Bourns & Worcester, 1894)201
White-browed jungle flycatcher Vauriella insignis(Ogilvie-Grant, 1895)202
Slaty-backed jungle flycatcher Vauriella goodfellowi(Ogilvie-Grant, 1905)203
Bagobo babbler Leonardina woodi(Mearns, 1905)204
Himalayan shortwing Brachypteryx cruralis(Blyth, 1843)205
Chinese shortwing Brachypteryx sinensis Rickett, 1897206
Taiwan shortwing Brachypteryx goodfellowi Ogilvie-Grant, 1912207
Rusty-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra Blyth, 1861208
Lesser shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris(Temminck, 1828)209
Philippine shortwing Brachypteryx poliogyna Ogilvie-Grant, 1895210
Bornean shortwing Brachypteryx erythrogyna Sharpe, 1888211
Sumatran shortwing Brachypteryx saturata Salvadori, 1879212
Javan shortwing Brachypteryx montana Horsfield, 1821213
Flores shortwing Brachypteryx floris Hartert, EJO, 1897214
Siberian blue robin Larvivora cyane(Pallas, 1776)215
Indian blue robin Larvivora brunnea Hodgson, 1837216
Japanese robin Larvivora akahige(Temminck, 1835)217
Izu robin Larvivora tanensis(Kuroda, Nm, 1923)218
Ryukyu robin Larvivora komadori(Temminck, 1835)219
Okinawa robin Larvivora namiyei(Stejneger, 1887)220
Rufous-tailed robin Larvivora sibilans Swinhoe, 1863221
Rufous-headed robin Larvivora ruficeps Hartert, EJO, 1907222
Yellow-rumped flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia(Hay, 1845)223
Green-backed flycatcher Ficedula elisae(Weigold, 1922)224
Narcissus flycatcher Ficedula narcissina(Temminck, 1836)225
Ryukyu flycatcher Ficedula owstoni(Bangs, 1901)226
Slaty-blue flycatcher Ficedula tricolor(Hodgson, 1845)227
Snowy-browed flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra(Blyth, 1843)228
Mugimaki flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki(Temminck, 1836)229
Slaty-backed flycatcher Ficedula erithacus(Blyth, 1861)230
Pygmy flycatcher Ficedula hodgsoni(Moore, F, 1854)231
Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher Ficedula strophiata(Hodgson, 1837)232
Sapphire flycatcher Ficedula sapphira(Blyth, 1843)233
Ultramarine flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris(Jerdon, 1840)234
Little pied flycatcher Ficedula westermanni(Sharpe, 1888)235
Rusty-tailed flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda(Swainson, 1838)236
Kashmir flycatcher Ficedula subrubra(Hartert, EJO & Steinbacher, 1934)237
Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva(Bechstein, 1792)238
Taiga flycatcher Ficedula albicilla(Pallas, 1811)239
Semicollared flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata(Homeyer, 1885)240
Atlas pied flycatcher Ficedula speculigera(Bonaparte, 1850)241
European pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca(Pallas, 1764)242
Collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis(Temminck, 1815)243
Black-and-orange flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa(Jerdon, 1839)244
Tanimbar flycatcher Ficedula riedeli(Büttikofer, 1886)245
Rufous-chested flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria(Wallace, 1864)246
Furtive flycatcher Ficedula disposita(Ripley & Marshall, JT Jr, 1967)247
Palawan flycatcher Ficedula platenae(Blasius, W, 1888)248
Rufous-throated flycatcher Ficedula rufigula(Wallace, 1865)249
Cinnamon-chested flycatcher Ficedula buruensis(Hartert, EJO, 1899)250
Sumba flycatcher Ficedula harterti(Siebers, 1928)251
Black-banded flycatcher Ficedula timorensis(Hellmayr, 1919)252
Little slaty flycatcher Ficedula basilanica(Sharpe, 1877)253
Bundok flycatcher Ficedula luzoniensis(Ogilvie-Grant, 1894)254
Cryptic flycatcher Ficedula crypta(Vaurie, 1951)255
Lompobattang flycatcher Ficedula bonthaina(Hartert, EJO, 1896)256
Damar flycatcher Ficedula henrici(Hartert, EJO, 1899)257
White-browed bush robin Tarsiger indicus(Vieillot, 1817)258
Taiwan bush robin Tarsiger formosanus Hartert, EJO|Hartert, 1910259
Golden bush robin Tarsiger chrysaeus Hodgson, 1845260
Collared bush robin Tarsiger johnstoniae(Ogilvie-Grant, 1906)261
Rufous-breasted bush robin Tarsiger hyperythrus(Blyth, 1847)262
Red-flanked bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus(Pallas, 1773)263
Qilian bluetail Tarsiger albocoeruleus Meise, 1937264
Himalayan bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus(Hodgson, 1845)265
Gould's shortwing Heteroxenicus stellatus(Gould, 1868)266
Eversmann's redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus(Eversmann, 1841)267
Blue-fronted redstart Phoenicurus frontalis Vigors, 1831268
Blue-capped redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala(Vigors, 1831)269
White-throated redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps(Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847)270
Plumbeous water redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus Vigors, 1831271
Luzon water redstart Phoenicurus bicolor(Ogilvie-Grant, 1894)272
White-capped redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus Vigors, 1831273
Przevalski's redstart Phoenicurus alaschanicus(Przevalski, 1876)274
Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros(Gmelin, SG, 1774)275
Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus(Linnaeus, 1758)276
Moussier's redstart Phoenicurus moussieri(Olphe-Galliard, 1852)277
Daurian redstart Phoenicurus auroreus(Pallas, 1776)278
Hodgson's redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni(Moore, F, 1854)279
Güldenstädt's redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus(Güldenstädt, 1775)280
Blue-capped rock thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha(Vigors, 1831)281
White-throated rock thrush Monticola gularis(Swinhoe, 1863)282
Chestnut-bellied rock thrush Monticola rufiventris(Jardine & Selby, 1833)283
Short-toed rock thrush Monticola brevipes(Waterhouse, 1838)284
Sentinel rock thrush Monticola explorator(Vieillot, 1818)285
Amber Mountain rock thrush Monticola erythronotus(Lavauden, 1929)286
Forest rock thrush Monticola sharpei(Gray, GR, 1871)287
Littoral rock thrush Monticola imerina(Hartlaub, 1860)288
Little rock thrush Monticola rufocinereus(Rüppell, 1837)289
Common rock thrush Monticola saxatilis(Linnaeus, 1766)290
Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius(Linnaeus, 1758)291
White-winged cliff chat Monticola semirufus(Rüppell, 1837)292
Cape rock thrush Monticola rupestris(Vieillot, 1818)293
Miombo rock thrush Monticola angolensis de Sousa, JA, 1888294
Jerdon's bush chat Saxicola jerdoni(Blyth, 1867)295
Grey bush chat Saxicola ferreus Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847296
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra(Linnaeus, 1758)297
White-browed bush chat Saxicola macrorhynchus(Stoliczka, 1872)298
White-bellied bush chat Saxicola gutturalis(Vieillot, 1818)299
Pied bush chat Saxicola caprata(Linnaeus, 1766)300
White-throated bush chat Saxicola insignis Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847301
White-tailed stonechat Saxicola leucurus(Blyth, 1847)302
Amur stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri(Parrot, 1908)303
African stonechat Saxicola torquatus(Linnaeus, 1766)304
Madagascar stonechat Saxicola sibilla(Linnaeus, 1766)305
Reunion stonechat Saxicola tectes(Gmelin, JF, 1789)306
Siberian stonechat Saxicola maurus(Pallas, 1773)307
European stonechat Saxicola rubicola(Linnaeus, 1766)308
Canary Islands stonechat Saxicola dacotiae(Meade-Waldo, 1889)309
Buff-streaked chat Campicoloides bifasciatus(Temminck, 1829)310
Karoo chat Emarginata schlegelii(Wahlberg, 1855)311
Tractrac chat Emarginata tractrac(Wilkes, 1817)312
Sickle-winged chat Emarginata sinuata(Sundevall, 1858)313
Moorland chat Pinarochroa sordida(Rüppell, 1837)314
Mocking cliff chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris(Lafresnaye, 1836)315
White-crowned cliff chat Thamnolaea coronata Reichenow, 1902316
Anteater chat Myrmecocichla aethiops Cabanis, 1851317
Congo moor chat Myrmecocichla tholloni(Oustalet, 1886)318
Ant-eating chat Myrmecocichla formicivora(Wilkes, 1817)319
Mountain chat Myrmecocichla monticola(Vieillot, 1818)320
Sooty chat Myrmecocichla nigra(Vieillot, 1818)321
Rüppell's black chat Myrmecocichla melaena(Rüppell, 1837)322
Ruaha chat Myrmecocichla collaris Reichenow, 1882323
Arnot's chat Myrmecocichla arnotti(Tristram, 1869)324
Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe(Linnaeus, 1758)325
Atlas wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi(Dixon, 1882)326
Capped wheatear Oenanthe pileata(Gmelin, JF, 1789)327
Buff-breasted wheatear Oenanthe bottae(Bonaparte, 1854)328
Rusty-breasted wheatear Oenanthe frenata(Heuglin, 1869)329
Isabelline wheatear Oenanthe isabellina(Temminck, 1829)330
Heuglin's wheatear Oenanthe heuglinii(Heuglin, 1869)331
Hooded wheatear Oenanthe monacha(Temminck, 1825)332
Desert wheatear Oenanthe deserti(Temminck, 1825)333
Western black-eared wheatear Oenanthe hispanica(Linnaeus, 1758)334
Pied wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka(Lepechin, 1770)335
Eastern black-eared wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca(Güldenstädt, 1775)336
Cyprus wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca(Homeyer, 1885)337
White-fronted black chat Oenanthe albifrons(Rüppell, 1837)338
Somali wheatear Oenanthe phillipsi(Shelley, 1885)339
Red-rumped wheatear Oenanthe moesta(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)340
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura(Temminck, 1824)341
Familiar chat Oenanthe familiaris(Wilkes, 1817)342
Brown-tailed rock chat Oenanthe scotocerca(Heuglin, 1869)343
Sombre rock chat Oenanthe dubia(Blundell & Lovat, 1899)344
Brown rock chat Oenanthe fusca(Blyth, 1851)345
Variable wheatear Oenanthe picata(Blyth, 1847)346
Finsch's wheatear Oenanthe finschii(Heuglin, 1869)347
Maghreb wheatear Oenanthe halophila(Tristram, 1859)348
Mourning wheatear Oenanthe lugens(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)349
Basalt wheatear Oenanthe warriaeShirihai & Kirwan, 2011350
Kurdish wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna(Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)351
Red-tailed wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia(de Filippi, 1863)352
White-crowned wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga(Brehm, CL, 1855)353
Hume's wheatear Oenanthe albonigra(Hume, 1872)354
Black wheatear Oenanthe leucura(Gmelin, JF, 1789)355
Abyssinian wheatear Oenanthe lugubris(Rüppell, 1837)356
Arabian wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides(Seebohm, 1881)357

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References

  1. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2024). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List. v 14.2. Retrieved August 20, 2024.