Muscicapidae

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

Pied Bushchat (Female)

Bushchat,

Bluethroat (♀)

Bluethroat,

Verditer Flycatcher (Male)

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-rumped Shama (♀)

Shama,

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

White-rumped Shama (♂)

Shama,

Common Stonechat (Female)

Stonechat,

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Female)

Flycatcher,

Common Stonechat

Stonechat,

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (♂)

Rock Thrush,

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Indian Robin (Male)

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.

Plumbeous Water Redstart (Male)

Redstart,

Indian Blue Robin

Robin,

Black Redstart

This Redstart had just caught an insect

Redstart,This Redstart had just caught an insect

Red-tailed Wheatear

Wheatear,

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Thrush,

White-capped Redstart

Redstart,

Rufous-bellied Niltava (♂)

Niltava,

White-throated or Hodgson's Bushchat (♂)

Bushchat,

White-winged Redstart (♂)

Redstart,

Sooty Chat (♀)

Chat,

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (♂)

Spotted this on our morning walk from Phedang campsite.

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

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

Ferruginous Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Red-breasted Flycatcher (Male)

Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.

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

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (Male)

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

Flycatcher,White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

Cliff 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

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Isabelline Wheatear

Wheatear,

Little Pied 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.

Asian Brown 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.

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 Chat

Chat,

Spotted Morning Thrush

Thrush,

Blue-fronted Redstart

Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

Redstart,Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

Black Redstart (Female)

Redstart,

Indian Robin (Female)

Robin,

Blue Whistling 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.

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Thrush,Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Pied Bushchat (Male)

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.

White-winged Redstart (♀)

Redstart,

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.