Muscicapidae
Includes chats, robins, redstarts, forktails etc. Large family of passerine insectivores.
Little Pied Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
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.
White-winged Redstart (♀)
Redstart,
Black Redstart
This Redstart had just caught an insect
Redstart,This Redstart had just caught an insect
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-fronted Redstart
Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.
Redstart,Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.
Spotted Morning Thrush
Thrush,
Red-breasted Flycatcher (Male)
Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.
Flycatcher,Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Female)
Flycatcher,
Desert Wheatear
Wheatear,
Red-tailed Wheatear
Wheatear,
White-winged Redstart (♂)
Redstart,
White-rumped Shama
Shama,
Alpine or Moorland or Hill Chat
Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro
Chat,Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
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,
Isabelline Wheatear
Wheatear,
Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (♂)
Rock Thrush,
Verditer Flycatcher (Male)
Flycatcher,
Common Stonechat (Female)
Stonechat,
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.
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (Male)
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.
Flycatcher,White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.
Pied Bushchat (Female)
Bushchat,
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.
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
Pied Bushchat (Male)
Bushchat,
Indian Robin (Male)
Robin,
White-capped Redstart
Redstart,
Rufous-bellied Niltava (♂)
Niltava,
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
Plumbeous Water Redstart (Male)
Redstart,
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
Blue Rock Thrush (Female)
Found near the peak of Devirammana betta
Thrush,Found near the peak of Devirammana betta
Common Stonechat
Stonechat,
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.
White-throated or Hodgson's Bushchat (♂)
Bushchat,
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Flycatcher,
Blue Rock Thrush (Female)
Thrush,
Black Redstart (Female)
Redstart,
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.
Indian Robin (Female)
Robin,
