The muscicapidae family is a very large (325 species) of small insectivorous songbirds in the Old World. I photographed 20 of them on this trip. The ones named flycatchers are usually just plain colored, but the chats and robins can be very colorful.
The 4.5" African Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta) is a drab gray-brown bird with a white eye-ring.
The 6" Ashy Flycatcher (Muscicapa caerulescens) is gray above and pale below with a black line through the eye and white eye arcs.
The 5.5" Gray Tit-Flycatcher (Myioparus plumbeus) is all pale gray without any eye ring. Of course these similar birds are most easily IDed by voice
The 5" Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a plain brownish bird. It breeds in Europe and winters in Africa.
The 8" Fiscal Flycatcher (Melaenornis silens) can be IDed by sight as clean black and white with a white wing bar.
The 8" Southern Black Flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina) is totally black and thus an easy ID.
The 7" Pale Flycatcher (Melaenornis pallidus) is beige with darker wings.
The 7" Brown Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas signata) is a forest bird IDed by white eye line and arc and no wing bars.
The 6" Bearded Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas quadrivirgata) has a striped face and rufous flanks and rump. It also is found in forests.
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The 4.5" African Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta) is a drab gray-brown bird with a white eye-ring.
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| African Dusky Flycatcher |
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| Ashy Flycatcher |
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| Gray Tit-Flycatcher |
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| Spotted Flycatcher |
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| Fiscal Flycatcher |
The 8" Southern Black Flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina) is totally black and thus an easy ID.
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| Southern Black Flycatcher |
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| Pale Flycatcher |
The 7" Brown Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas signata) is a forest bird IDed by white eye line and arc and no wing bars.
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| Brown Scrub Robin |
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| Bearded Scrub Robin |
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