Muscicapidae
Includes chats, robins, redstarts, forktails etc. Large family of passerine insectivores.
Common Stonechat
Stonechat,
Indian Robin (Male)
Robin,
Black Redstart
This Redstart had just caught an insect
Redstart,This Redstart had just caught an insect
White-capped Redstart
Redstart,
Common Stonechat (Female)
Stonechat,
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
Pied Bushchat (Female)
Bushchat,
Black Redstart (Female)
Redstart,
Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (♂)
Rock Thrush,
Desert Wheatear
Wheatear,
Little Pied Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (Male)
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.
Flycatcher,White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (♂)
Spotted this on our morning walk from Phedang campsite.
Flycatcher,Spotted this on our morning walk from Phedang campsite.
Blue Whistling Thrush
Thrush,
White-winged Redstart (♀)
Redstart,
Hodgson's Redstart
Doubtful about the ID, but I'm basing this one on having spotted the male in around the same place.
Redstart,Doubtful about the ID, but I'm basing this one on having spotted the male in around the same place.
Blue Rock Thrush (Female)
Found near the peak of Devirammana betta
Thrush,Found near the peak of Devirammana betta
Red-tailed Wheatear
Wheatear,
Alpine or Moorland or Hill Chat
Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro
Chat,Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
Plumbeous Water Redstart (♀)
Photographed this female with a chick larger than her (behind) at a waterfall near Yuksom.
Redstart,Photographed this female with a chick larger than her (behind) at a waterfall near Yuksom.
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Unsure about this ID since I got only a few glimpses of ths bird in dense foliage
Flycatcher,Unsure about this ID since I got only a few glimpses of ths bird in dense foliage
Rufous-bellied Niltava (♂)
Niltava,
Red-breasted Flycatcher (Male)
Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.
Flycatcher,Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.
Blue-capped Rock Thrush
This brilliantly coloured individual was flitting about near our tent.
Thrush,This brilliantly coloured individual was flitting about near our tent.
Blue-fronted Redstart
Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.
Redstart,Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
White-rumped Shama
Shama,
Blue Rock Thrush (Female)
Thrush,
Plumbeous Water Redstart (Male)
Redstart,
White-winged Redstart (♂)
Redstart,
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Female)
Flycatcher,
Isabelline Wheatear
Wheatear,
White-throated or Hodgson's Bushchat (♂)
Bushchat,
Verditer Flycatcher (Male)
Flycatcher,
Pied Bushchat (Male)
Bushchat,
Plumbeous Water Redstart (♂)
Both the male and the female were taking turns to feed this demanding chick. She appeared bigger than either of her parents, but she'll probably shed most of her weight once she started flying.
Redstart,Both the male and the female were taking turns to feed this demanding chick. She appeared bigger than either of her parents, but she'll probably shed most of her weight once she started flying.
Plumbeous Water Redstart (♂)
This male was taking a bath in one of the streams near the Bakhim campsite.
Redstart,This male was taking a bath in one of the streams near the Bakhim campsite.
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Male)
One half of a pair of Tickell's Blue that live under the foliage of a large mango tree in our farm.
Flycatcher,One half of a pair of Tickell's Blue that live under the foliage of a large mango tree in our farm.
Bluethroat
It just felt like the Bluethroats were not only more numerous but also a lot more bolder. This one let me take my sweet time to compose the shot and click.
Bluethroat,It just felt like the Bluethroats were not only more numerous but also a lot more bolder. This one let me take my sweet time to compose the shot and click.
Spotted Morning Thrush
Thrush,
Indian Robin (Female)
Robin,
