Muscicapidae

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

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Common Stonechat (Female)

Stonechat,

Indian Robin (Male)

Robin,

Indian Robin (Female)

Robin,

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Thrush,Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Black Redstart

This Redstart had just caught an insect

Redstart,This Redstart had just caught an insect

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Thrush,

Spotted Morning Thrush

Thrush,

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.

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.

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

White-throated or Hodgson's Bushchat (♂)

Bushchat,

Bluethroat (♀)

Bluethroat,

Cliff Chat

Chat,

Plumbeous Water Redstart (Male)

Redstart,

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.

Pied Bushchat (Male)

Bushchat,

Red-breasted Flycatcher (Male)

Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.

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

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.

Ferruginous Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Rufous-bellied Niltava (♂)

Niltava,

White-winged Redstart (♂)

Redstart,

Pied Bushchat (Female)

Bushchat,

Common Stonechat

Stonechat,

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Red-tailed Wheatear

Wheatear,

Indian Chat

Chat,

White-winged Redstart (♀)

Redstart,

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Alpine or Moorland or Hill Chat

Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro

Chat,Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro

White-rumped Shama

Shama,

Little Pied 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.

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (Male)

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

Flycatcher,White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (♂)

Rock Thrush,

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.

Black Redstart (Female)

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

Sooty Chat (♀)

Chat,

Verditer Flycatcher (Male)

Flycatcher,

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Female)

Flycatcher,

Blue-fronted Redstart

Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

Redstart,Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

Blue Whistling Thrush

Thrush,

White-capped Redstart

Redstart,

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (♂)

Spotted this on our morning walk from Phedang campsite.

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

Isabelline Wheatear

Wheatear,

Indian Blue Robin

Robin,

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.