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