Muscicapidae

Includes chats, robins, redstarts, forktails etc. Large family of passerine insectivores.

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (♂)

Rock Thrush,

Indian Blue Robin

Robin,

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

White-rumped Shama

Shama,

Black Redstart

This Redstart had just caught an insect

Redstart,This Redstart had just caught an insect

Plumbeous Water Redstart (Male)

Redstart,

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.

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 Whistling Thrush

Thrush,

Indian Robin (Female)

Robin,

Red-tailed Wheatear

Wheatear,

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Thrush,Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Blue-fronted Redstart

Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

Redstart,Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

White-throated or Hodgson's Bushchat (♂)

Bushchat,

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Red-breasted Flycatcher (Male)

Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.

Flycatcher,Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.

Spotted Morning Thrush

Thrush,

Indian Robin (Male)

Robin,

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Verditer Flycatcher (Male)

Flycatcher,

Little Pied Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (♂)

Spotted this on our morning walk from Phedang campsite.

Flycatcher,Spotted this on our morning walk from Phedang campsite.

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.

Pied Bushchat (Male)

Bushchat,

Alpine or Moorland or Hill Chat

Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro

Chat,Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro

White-capped Redstart

Redstart,

Sooty Chat (♀)

Chat,

White-winged Redstart (♀)

Redstart,

Ferruginous Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Common Stonechat

Stonechat,

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

Indian Chat

Chat,

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (Male)

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

Flycatcher,White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

Black Redstart (Female)

Redstart,

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.

Cliff Chat

Chat,

Rufous-bellied Niltava (♂)

Niltava,

Desert Wheatear

This Desert Wheatear was shot near an historic fort called the Ayaz Kala in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan.

Wheatear,This Desert Wheatear was shot near an historic fort called the Ayaz Kala in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan.

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.

Common Stonechat (Female)

Stonechat,

Pied Bushchat (Female)

Bushchat,

White-winged Redstart (♂)

Redstart,

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.

Isabelline Wheatear

Wheatear,

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Thrush,

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.

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Female)

Flycatcher,

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Flycatcher,