Old World flycatcher
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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.[1]
Old World Flycatcher Media
- Madagascar magpie-robin (Copsychus albospecularis pica) female.jpg
Madagascar magpie-robin Copsychus albospecularis pica
Silverbird, monotypic genus Empidornis
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) with feed W IMG 9340.jpg
Tickell's blue flycatcher, genus Cyornis
- Amber mountain rock thrush (Monticola sharpei erythronotus) male 2.jpg
Amber mountain rock thrush Monticola sharpei erythronotus
- Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) male.jpg
European stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Cyprus wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca).jpg
Cyprus wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca
References
- ↑ Gill, Frank & Donsker, David eds 2016. Chats, Old World flycatchers, in World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union.
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