Old World Flycatcher - Muscicapidae in Taxonomic Order

Muscicapidae in Taxonomic Order

This is a list of muscicapid species, presented in taxonomic order.

Family Muscicapidae

• Subfamily Muscicapinae - typical flycatchers
  • Genus Empidornis
    • Silverbird, Empidornis semipartitus
  • Genus Bradornis - 4 species.
  • Genus Melaenornis - 7 species.
  • Genus Fraseria - 2 species.
  • Genus Sigelus
    • Fiscal Flycatcher, Sigelus silens
  • Genus Rhinomyias - 11 species.
  • Genus Muscicapa - 24 species.
  • Genus Myioparus - 2 species.
  • Genus Humblotia
    • Grand Comoro Flycatcher, Humblotia flavirostris
  • Genus Ficedula - c.30 species (apparently saxicoline, related to Tarsiger).
  • Genus Cyanoptila -
    • Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana
  • Genus Eumyias - 5 species.
  • Genus Niltava - 6 species.

• • Genus Cyornis - 19 species.
  • Genus Muscicapella - closely related to 2 species of Ficedula and should be placed in that genus
    • Pygmy Flycatcher, Muscicapella hodgsoni
  • Genus Culicicapa - 2 species.

• Subfamily Saxicolinae - chats and allies (formerly in Turdidae)
  • Genus Tarsiger, bush-robins (5 species)
  • Genus Luscinia (11 species) - paraphyletic
  • Genus Erithacus (3 species) - paraphyletic
  • Genus Irania, White-throated Robin
  • Genus Saxicola, bushchats and stonechats (14 species)
  • Genus Monticola: rock thrushes (13 species, includes Pseudocossyphus)
  • Genus Pogonocichla, White-starred Robin
  • Genus Swynnertonia, Swynnerton's Robin
  • Genus Stiphrornis, forest robins (1-5 species, depending on taxonomy)
  • Genus Xenocopsychus, Angola Cave Chat

• • Genus Saxicoloides, Indian Robin
  • Genus Myiomela (4 species)
  • Genus Cinclidium, Blue-fronted Robin
  • Genus Namibornis, Herero Chat
  • Genus Cercomela (9 species)
  • Genus Myrmecocichla (7 species)
  • Genus Thamnolaea, cliff chats (2 species)
  • Genus Pinarornis, Boulder Chat
  • Genus Sheppardia, akalats (9 species)
  • Genus Cossyphicula, White-bellied Robin-chat - may belong in Cossypha
  • Genus Cossypha, robin-chats (14 species)
  • Genus Cichladusa, palm thrushes (3 species)
  • Genus Cercotrichas, scrub robins or bush chats (11 species) - possibly muscicapine
  • Genus Copsychus, magpie-robins or shamas (7 species) - possibly muscicapine
  • Genus Phoenicurus, true redstarts (11 species)- forms a well-supported clade with the following 2 genera placed within
  • Genus Chaimarrornis, White-capped Redstart - Paraphyletic with some Phoenicurus
  • Genus Rhyacornis (2 species) - Paraphyletic with some Phoenicurus
  • Genus Grandala, Grandala
  • Genus Enicurus, forktails (7 species)
  • Genus Campicoloides, Buff-streaked Chat
  • Genus Oenanthe, wheatears (some 20 species)
  • Genus Trichixos, Rufous-tailed Shama

• Aberrant redstart, subfamily assignment not fully resolved
  • Genus Hodgsonius, White-bellied Redstart