Muscicapidae

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

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,

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.

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 (Male)

Robin,

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.

Cliff Chat

Chat,

White-rumped Shama

Shama,

White-winged Redstart (♂)

Redstart,

White-throated or Hodgson's Bushchat (♂)

Bushchat,

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.

Pied Bushchat (Male)

Bushchat,

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

Snowy-browed 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.

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,

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Thrush,

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (♂)

Rock Thrush,

Red-tailed Wheatear

Wheatear,

Isabelline Wheatear

Wheatear,

Little Pied Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Black Redstart

This Redstart had just caught an insect

Redstart,This Redstart had just caught an insect

Alpine or Moorland or Hill Chat

Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro

Chat,Snap taken on my trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro

Verditer Flycatcher (Male)

Flycatcher,

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (Male)

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

Flycatcher,White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Indian Chat

Chat,

Plumbeous Water Redstart (Male)

Redstart,

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Thrush,Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Spotted Morning Thrush

Thrush,

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Female)

Flycatcher,

Ferruginous Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

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.

Common Stonechat (Female)

Stonechat,

Sooty Chat (♀)

Chat,

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Indian Blue Robin

Robin,

Blue Whistling Thrush

Thrush,

Blue-fronted Redstart

Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

Redstart,Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

White-winged Redstart (♀)

Redstart,

Rufous-bellied Niltava (♂)

Niltava,

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.

Common Stonechat

Stonechat,

Indian Robin (Female)

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.