Old World flycatcher

European robin

Old World flycatcher is the name for many small birds that usually feed on insects. They are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds

As the name suggests, these birds only occur in the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa). The group is related to the common sparrow.

These are mainly small insectivores. Many of them, as the name suggests, take their prey on the wing. The family includes 324 species and is divided into 51 genera.

Old World Flycatcher Media

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  Madagascar magpie-robin Copsychus albospecularis pica

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  Silverbird, monotypic genus Empidornis

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  Tickell's blue flycatcher, genus Cyornis

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  Amber mountain rock thrush Monticola sharpei erythronotus

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  European stonechat Saxicola torquatus

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  Cyprus wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca