Muscicapidae

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

Blue-fronted Redstart

Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

Redstart,Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

White-winged Redstart (♂)

Redstart,

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

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-winged Redstart (♀)

Redstart,

Black Redstart (Female)

Redstart,

Verditer Flycatcher (Male)

Flycatcher,

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Thrush,Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Indian Robin (Male)

Robin,

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (♂)

Rock Thrush,

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Female)

Flycatcher,

Pied Bushchat (Male)

Bushchat,

White-rumped Shama

Shama,

Asian Brown 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.

Black Redstart

This Redstart had just caught an insect

Redstart,This Redstart had just caught an insect

Indian Chat

Chat,

Alpine or Moorland or Hill Chat

Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro

Chat,Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro

White-throated or Hodgson's Bushchat (♂)

Bushchat,

Isabelline Wheatear

Wheatear,

Rufous-bellied Niltava (♂)

Niltava,

Sooty Chat (♀)

Chat,

Little Pied Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

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.

Indian Robin (Female)

Robin,

Red-tailed Wheatear

Wheatear,

Red-breasted Flycatcher (Male)

Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.

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

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

Pied Bushchat (Female)

Bushchat,

Common Stonechat

Stonechat,

Ferruginous Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Plumbeous Water Redstart (Male)

Redstart,

Common Stonechat (Female)

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.

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.

White-capped Redstart

Redstart,

Indian Blue Robin

Robin,

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.

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.

Blue Whistling Thrush

Thrush,

Cliff Chat

Chat,

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Thrush,

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (Male)

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

Flycatcher,White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (♂)

Spotted this on our morning walk from Phedang campsite.

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

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

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.