Old World flycatcher

The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) and northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), found also in North America. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing. The family is relatively large and includes 351 species which are divided into 54 genera.

This article is about the old world flycatcher family Muscicapidae. For the new world Tyrant Flycatcher family Tyrannidae, see Tyrant flycatcher. For other uses, see Flycatcher.

Old World flycatchers
White-eyed slaty flycatcher,
(Melaenornis fischeri)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Superfamily: Muscicapoidea
Family: Muscicapidae
Fleming J., 1822
Genera

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