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