Muscicapidae

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Passeriformes • Subordo: Passeri • Superfamilia: Muscicapoidea • Familia: Muscicapidae Vigors, 1825

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Muscicapidae

Vernacular names

• English: Old World flycatcher
• Deutsch: Fliegenschnäpper
• Esperanto: Muŝkaptuledoj
• suomi: Siepot
• français: Muscicapidés
• עברית: חטפיתיים
• hrvatski: Muharice
• magyar: Légykapófélék
• italiano: Musciacapidi
• 日本語: ヒタキ科
• ქართული: მემატლიასებრნი
• lietuvių: Musinukiniai
• македонски: Муварчиња
• Nederlands: Vliegenvangers
• norsk nynorsk: Flugesnapparfamilien
• norsk: Fluesnapperfamilien
• polski: Muchołówki
• português: Muscicapídeos
• srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Muharice / мухарице
• svenska: Flugsnappare
• Türkçe: Sinekkapangiller
• Tiếng Việt: Họ Đớp ruồi
• 中文: 鹟科

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Muscicapidae

• Included genera (for IOC classification 4.1):

Alethe, Anthipes, Brachypteryx, Calliope (genus), Campicoloides, Cercotrichas, Cichladusa, Cinclidium (Muscicapidae), Copsychus, Cossypha, Cossyphicula, Cyanoptila, Cyornis, Emarginata, Empidornis, Enicurus, Erithacus, Eumyias, Ficedula, Fraseria, Heinrichia, Heteroxenicus, Humblotia, Irania, Larvivora, Leonardina, Luscinia, Melaenornis, Monticola, Muscicapa, Muscicapella, Myiomela, Myioparus, Myophonus, Myrmecocichla, Namibornis, Niltava, Oenanthe (bird), Phoenicurus, Pinarochroa, Pinarornis, Pogonocichla, Pseudalethe, Saxicola, Sheppardia, Stiphrornis, Swynnertonia, Tarsiger, Thamnolaea, Vauriella

• IOC link: Muscicapidae subcat
• IUCN link: Muscicapidae threatened species

Anthipes (cat.)

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  Anthipes monileger (cat.)
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  Anthipes solitaris (cat.)

Brachypteryx (cat.)

Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Brachypteryx hyperythra (cat.)
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  Brachypteryx leucophris (cat.)
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  Brachypteryx montana (cat.)

Bradornis (cat.)

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  Bradornis infuscatus (cat.)
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  Bradornis mariquensis (cat.)
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  Bradornis microrhynchus (cat.)
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  Bradornis pallidus (cat.)

Campicoloides (cat.)

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  Campicoloides bifasciatus (cat.)

Cercotrichas (cat.)

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  Cercotrichas podobe (cat.)

Chaimarrornis (cat.)

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  Chaimarrornis leucocephalus (cat.)

Cichladusa (cat.)

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  Cichladusa arquata (cat.)
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  Cichladusa guttata (cat.)
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  Cichladusa ruficauda (cat.)

Cinclidium (cat.)

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  Cinclidium frontale (cat.)

Copsychus (cat.)

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  Copsychus albiventris (cat.)
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  Copsychus albospecularis (cat.)
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  Copsychus cebuensis (cat.)
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  Copsychus luzoniensis (cat.)
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  Copsychus malabaricus (cat.)
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  Copsychus mindanensis (cat.)
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  Copsychus niger (cat.)
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  Copsychus saularis (cat.)
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  Copsychus sechellarum (cat.)
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  Copsychus stricklandii (cat.)

Cossypha (cat.)

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  Cossypha albicapillus (cat.)
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  Cossypha anomala (cat.)
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  Cossypha archeri (cat.)
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  Cossypha caffra (cat.)
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  Cossypha cyanocampter (cat.)
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  Cossypha dichroa (cat.)
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  Cossypha heinrichi (cat.)
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  Cossypha heuglini (cat.)
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  Cossypha humeralis (cat.)
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  Cossypha isabellae (cat.)
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  Cossypha natalensis (cat.)
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  Cossypha niveicapilla (cat.)
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  Cossypha polioptera (cat.)
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  Cossypha semirufa (cat.)

Cossyphicula (cat.)

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  Cossyphicula roberti (cat.)

Cyanoptila (cat.)

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  Cyanoptila cyanomelana (cat.)

Cyornis (cat.)

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  Cyornis banyumas (cat.)
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  Cyornis caerulatus (cat.)
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  Cyornis concretus (cat.)
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  Cyornis djampeanus (cat.)
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  Cyornis glaucicomans (cat.)
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  Cyornis hainanus (cat.)
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  Cyornis herioti (cat.)
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  Cyornis hoevelli (cat.)
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  Cyornis hyacinthinus (cat.)
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  Cyornis lemprieri (cat.)
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  Cyornis magnirostris (cat.)
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  Cyornis omissus (cat.)
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  Cyornis pallipes (cat.)
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  Cyornis poliogenys (cat.)
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  Cyornis rubeculoides (cat.)
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  Cyornis ruckii (cat.)
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  Cyornis rufigastra (cat.)
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  Cyornis sanfordi (cat.)
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  Cyornis superbus (cat.)
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  Cyornis tickelliae (cat.)
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  Cyornis turcosus (cat.)
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  Cyornis unicolor (cat.)

Dioptrornis (cat.)

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  Dioptrornis brunneus (cat.)
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  Dioptrornis chocolatinus (cat.)
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  Dioptrornis fischeri (cat.)

Emarginata (cat.)

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  Emarginata schlegelii (cat.)
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  Emarginata sinuata (cat.)
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  Emarginata tractrac (cat.)

Empidornis (cat.)

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  Empidornis semipartitus (cat.)

Enicurus (cat.)

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  Enicurus immaculatus (cat.)
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  Enicurus leschenaulti (cat.)
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  Enicurus maculatus (cat.)
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  Enicurus ruficapillus (cat.)
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  Enicurus schistaceus (cat.)
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  Enicurus scouleri (cat.)
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  Enicurus velatus (cat.)

Erithacus (cat.)

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  Erithacus akahigeakahige (cat.)
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  Erithacus komadori (cat.)
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  Erithacus rubecula (cat.)

Erythropygia (cat.)

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  Erythropygia barbata (cat.)
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  Erythropygia coryphoeus (cat.)
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  Erythropygia galactotes (cat.)
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  Erythropygia hartlaubi (cat.)
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  Erythropygia leucophrys (cat.)
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  Erythropygia leucosticta (cat.)
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  Erythropygia paena (cat.)
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  Erythropygia quadrivirgata (cat.)
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  Erythropygia signata (cat.)

Eumyias (cat.)

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  Eumyias albicaudatus (cat.)
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  Eumyias indigo (cat.)
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  Eumyias panayensis (cat.)
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  Eumyias sordidus (cat.)
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  Eumyias thalassinus (cat.)

Ficedula (cat.)

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  Ficedula albicilla (cat.)
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  Ficedula albicollis (cat.)
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  Ficedula basilanica (cat.)
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  Ficedula bonthaina (cat.)
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  Ficedula buruensis (cat.)
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  Ficedula crypta (cat.)
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  Ficedula disposita (cat.)
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  Ficedula dumetoria (cat.)
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  Ficedula elisae (cat.)
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  Ficedula harterti (cat.)
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  Ficedula henrici (cat.)
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  Ficedula hodgsonii (cat.)
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  Ficedula hyperythra (cat.)
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  Ficedula hypoleuca (cat.)
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  Ficedula mugimaki (cat.)
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  Ficedula narcissina (cat.)
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  Ficedula nigrorufa (cat.)
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  Ficedula parva (cat.)
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  Ficedula platenae (cat.)
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  Ficedula riedeli (cat.)
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  Ficedula rufigula (cat.)
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  Ficedula sapphira (cat.)
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  Ficedula semitorquata (cat.)
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  Ficedula speculigera (cat.)
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  Ficedula strophiata (cat.)
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  Ficedula subrubra (cat.)
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  Ficedula superciliaris (cat.)
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  Ficedula timorensis (cat.)
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  Ficedula tricolor (cat.)
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  Ficedula westermanni (cat.)
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  Ficedula zanthopygia (cat.)

Fraseria (cat.)

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  English: Fraser's Forest Flycatcher

  Fraseria ocreata (cat.)
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  English: White-browed Forest Flycatcher

  Fraseria cinerascens (cat.)

Grandala (cat.)

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  English: Grandala

  Grandala coelicolor (cat.)

Heinrichia (cat.)

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  Heinrichia calligyna (cat.)

Heteroxenicus (cat.)

Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Heteroxenicus stellatus (cat.)

Humblotia (cat.)

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  English: Humblot's Flycatcher

  Humblotia flavirostris (cat.)

Irania (cat.)

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  Irania gutturalis (cat.)

Leonardina (cat.)

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  English: Bagobo Babbler

  Leonardina woodi (cat.)

Luscinia (cat.)

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  Luscinia brunnea (cat.)
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  Luscinia calliope (cat.)
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  Luscinia cyane (cat.)
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  Luscinia luscinia (cat.)
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  Luscinia megarhynchos (cat.)
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  Luscinia obscura (cat.)
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  Luscinia pectardens (cat.)
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  Luscinia pectoralis (cat.)
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  Luscinia phoenicuroides (cat.)
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  Luscinia ruficeps (cat.)
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  Luscinia sibilans (cat.)
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  Luscinia svecica (cat.)

Melaenornis (cat.)

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  Melaenornis annamarulae (cat.)
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  Melaenornis ardesiacus (cat.)
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  Melaenornis edolioides (cat.)
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  Melaenornis pammelaina (cat.)

Monticola (cat.)

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  Monticola angolensis (cat.)
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  Monticola brevipes (cat.)
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  Monticola cinclorhynchus (cat.)
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  Monticola explorator (cat.)
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  Monticola gularis (cat.)
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  Monticola imerina (cat.)
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  Monticola rufiventris (cat.)
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  Monticola rufocinereus (cat.)
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  Monticola rupestris (cat.)
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  Monticola saxatilis (cat.)
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  Monticola semirufus (cat.)
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  Monticola sharpei (cat.)
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  Monticola solitarius (cat.)

Muscicapa (cat.)

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  Muscicapa adusta (cat.)
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  Muscicapa aquatica (cat.)
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  Muscicapa boehmi (cat.)
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  Muscicapa caerulescens (cat.)
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  Muscicapa cassini (cat.)
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  Muscicapa comitata (cat.)
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  Muscicapa dauurica (cat.)
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  Muscicapa epulata (cat.)
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  Muscicapa ferruginea (cat.)
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  Muscicapa gambagae (cat.)
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  Muscicapa griseisticta (cat.)
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  Muscicapa infuscata (cat.)
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  Muscicapa itombwensis (cat.)
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  Muscicapa lendu (cat.)
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  Muscicapa muttui (cat.)
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  Muscicapa olivascens (cat.)
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  Muscicapa randi (cat.)
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  Muscicapa ruficauda (cat.)
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  Muscicapa segregata (cat.)
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  Muscicapa sethsmithi (cat.)
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  Muscicapa sibirica (cat.)
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  Muscicapa striata (cat.)
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  Muscicapa tessmanni (cat.)
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  Muscicapa ussheri (cat.)

Muscicapella (cat.)

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  Muscicapella hodgsoni (cat.)

Myiomela (cat.)

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  English: White-bellied Blue Robin, adult

  Myiomela albiventris (cat.)
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  English: Sunda Robin

  Myiomela diana (cat.)
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  English: White-tailed Robin

  Myiomela leucura (cat.)
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  English: Nilgiri Blue Robin

  Myiomela major (cat.)

Myioparus (cat.)

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  Myioparus griseigularis (cat.)
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  Myioparus plumbeus (cat.)

Myophonus (cat.)

Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Myophonus blighi (cat.)
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  Myophonus borneensis (cat.)
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  Myophonus caeruleus (cat.)
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  Myophonus castaneus (cat.)
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  Myophonus glaucinus (cat.)
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  Myophonus horsfieldii (cat.)
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  Myophonus insularis (cat.)
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  Myophonus melanurus (cat.)
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  Myophonus robinsoni (cat.)

Myrmecocichla (cat.)

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  Myrmecocichla aethiops (cat.)
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  Myrmecocichla formicivora (cat.)
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  Myrmecocichla melaena (cat.)
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  Myrmecocichla nigra (cat.)
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  Myrmecocichla tholloni (cat.)

Namibornis (cat.)

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  English: Herero Chat

  Namibornis herero (cat.)

Niltava (cat.)

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  Niltava davidi (cat.)
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  Niltava grandis (cat.)
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  Niltava macgrigoriae (cat.)
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  Niltava sumatrana (cat.)
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  Niltava sundara (cat.)
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  Niltava vivida (cat.)

Oenanthe (cat.)

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  Oenanthe albonigra (cat.)
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  Oenanthe bottae (cat.)
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  Oenanthe chrysopygia (cat.)
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  Oenanthe cypriaca (cat.)
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  Oenanthe deserti (cat.)
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  Oenanthe dubia (cat.)
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  Oenanthe familiaris (cat.)
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  Oenanthe finschii (cat.)
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  Oenanthe fusca (cat.)
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  Oenanthe heuglini (cat.)
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  Oenanthe hispanica (cat.)
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  Oenanthe isabellina (cat.)
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  Oenanthe leucopyga (cat.)
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  Oenanthe leucura (cat.)
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  Oenanthe lugens (cat.)
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  Oenanthe lugentoides (cat.)
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  Oenanthe lugubris (cat.)
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  Oenanthe melanura (cat.)
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  Oenanthe moesta (cat.)
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  Oenanthe monacha (cat.)
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  Oenanthe monticola (cat.)
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  Oenanthe oenanthe (cat.)
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  Oenanthe phillipsi (cat.)
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  Oenanthe picata (cat.)
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  Oenanthe pileata (cat.)
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  Oenanthe pleschanka (cat.)
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  Oenanthe scotocerca (cat.)
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  Oenanthe xanthoprymna (cat.)

Pentholaea (cat.)

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  Pentholaea albifrons (cat.)
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  Pentholaea arnotti (cat.)
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  Pentholaea collaris (cat.)

Phoenicurus (cat.)

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  Phoenicurus alaschanicus (cat.)
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  Phoenicurus auroreus (cat.)
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  Phoenicurus caeruleocephala (cat.)
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  Phoenicurus erythrogastrus (cat.)
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  Phoenicurus erythronotus (cat.)
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  Phoenicurus frontalis (cat.)
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  Phoenicurus hodgsoni (cat.)
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  Phoenicurus moussieri (cat.)
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  Phoenicurus ochruros (cat.)
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  Phoenicurus phoenicurus (cat.)
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  Phoenicurus schisticeps (cat.)

Pinarochroa (cat.)

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  Pinarochroa sordida (cat.)

Pinarornis (cat.)

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  Pinarornis plumosus (cat.)

Pogonocichla (cat.)

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  Pogonocichla stellata (cat.)

Rhinomyias (cat.)

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  Rhinomyias additus (cat.)
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  Rhinomyias albigularis (cat.)
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  Rhinomyias brunneatus (cat.)
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  Rhinomyias colonus (cat.)
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  Rhinomyias goodfellowi (cat.)
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  Rhinomyias gularis (cat.)
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  Rhinomyias insignis (cat.)
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  Rhinomyias nicobaricus (cat.)
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  Rhinomyias olivaceus (cat.)
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  Rhinomyias oscillans (cat.)
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  Rhinomyias ruficauda (cat.)
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  Rhinomyias umbratilis (cat.)

Rhyacornis (cat.)

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  Rhyacornis bicolor (cat.)
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  Rhyacornis fuliginosa (cat.)

Saxicola (cat.)

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  Saxicola caprata (cat.)
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  Saxicola dacotiae (cat.)
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  Saxicola ferreus (cat.)
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  Saxicola gutturalis (cat.)
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  Saxicola insignis (cat.)
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  Saxicola jerdoni (cat.)
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  Saxicola leucurus (cat.)
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  Saxicola macrorhynchus (cat.)
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  Saxicola maurus (cat.)
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  Saxicola rubetra (cat.)
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  Saxicola rubicola (cat.)
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  Saxicola sibilla (cat.)
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  Saxicola stejnegeri (cat.)
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  Saxicola tectes (cat.)
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  Saxicola torquatus (cat.)

Saxicoloides (cat.)

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  Saxicoloides fulicata (cat.)

Sheppardia (cat.)

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  English: Bocage's Akalat

  Sheppardia bocagei (cat.)
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  English: Lowland Akalat

  Sheppardia cyornithopsis (cat.)
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  English: Equatorial Akalat

  Sheppardia aequatorialis (cat.)
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  English: Sharpe's Akalat

  Sheppardia sharpei (cat.)
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  English: East Coast Akalat

  Sheppardia gunningi (cat.)
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  English: Gabela Akalat

  Sheppardia gabela (cat.)
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  English: Rubeho Akalat

  Sheppardia aurantiithorax (cat.)
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  English: Usambara Akalat

  Sheppardia montana (cat.)
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  English: Iringa Akalat

  Sheppardia lowei (cat.)

Sigelus (cat.)

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  Sigelus silens (cat.)

Stiphrornis (cat.)

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  Stiphrornis erythothorax (cat.)

Swynnertonia (cat.)

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  English: Swynnerton's Robin

  Swynnertonia swynnertoni (cat.)

Tarsiger (cat.)

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  Tarsiger chrysaeus (cat.)
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  Tarsiger cyanurus (cat.)
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  Tarsiger hyperythrus (cat.)
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  Tarsiger indicus (cat.)
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  Tarsiger johnstoniae (cat.)
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  Tarsiger rufilatus (cat.)

Thamnolaea (cat.)

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  Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris (cat.)
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  Thamnolaea coronata (cat.)

Trichixos (cat.)

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  English: Rufous-tailed Shama

  Trichixos pyrropygus (cat.)

Xenocopsychus (cat.)

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  English: Angola Cave Chat

  Xenocopsychus ansorgei (cat.)

See also

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  Phoenicurus ochruros (cat.)
  Featured Pictures of Muscicapidae
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  Muscicapidae nests (cat.)
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  Deutsch: Fliegenschnäppereier

  Muscicapidae eggs (cat.)
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  Muscicapidae (juvenile) (cat.)
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  Muscicapidae in flight (cat.)