Muscicapidae

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

Little Pied 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-winged Redstart (♀)

Redstart,

Black Redstart

This Redstart had just caught an insect

Redstart,This Redstart had just caught an insect

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.

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-fronted Redstart

Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

Redstart,Shot at the botanical garden in Lamperi.

Spotted Morning Thrush

Thrush,

Red-breasted Flycatcher (Male)

Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.

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

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Female)

Flycatcher,

Desert Wheatear

Wheatear,

Red-tailed Wheatear

Wheatear,

White-winged Redstart (♂)

Redstart,

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

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Indian Blue Robin

Robin,

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.

Blue Whistling Thrush

Thrush,

Isabelline Wheatear

Wheatear,

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (♂)

Rock Thrush,

Verditer Flycatcher (Male)

Flycatcher,

Common Stonechat (Female)

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.

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (Male)

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

Flycatcher,White-bellied Blue Flycatcher in Thattekad.

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.

Ferruginous Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Pied Bushchat (Male)

Bushchat,

Indian Robin (Male)

Robin,

White-capped Redstart

Redstart,

Rufous-bellied Niltava (♂)

Niltava,

Cliff Chat

Chat,

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Plumbeous Water Redstart (Male)

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

Indian Chat

Chat,

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Thrush,Found near the peak of Devirammana betta

Common Stonechat

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.

White-throated or Hodgson's Bushchat (♂)

Bushchat,

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Flycatcher,

Blue Rock Thrush (Female)

Thrush,

Black Redstart (Female)

Redstart,

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 (Female)

Robin,