page_title: List of birds of Pakistan
section_title: Old World flycatchers
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Pakistan / Old World flycatchers
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Pakistan. The avifauna of Pakistan include a total of 768 species, of which five are national symbols of Pakistan; the chukar pheasant is the national bird; the shaheen falcon is the symbolic icon of the Pakistan Air Force and the Pakistan Avicultural Foundation and the national bird of prey; the Asiatic peafowl is the national heritage bird; the cotton teal is the national aquatic bird of Pakistan; and the rose-ringed parakeet is the national pet.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature generally follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Accidental species are included in the total species count for Pakistan.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Pakistan
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Pakistan but exists in other places
  National symbols of Pakistan include:
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae
  Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.
  Dark-sided flycatcher, Muscicapa sibirica
  Asian brown flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica
  Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
  Rufous-tailed scrub-robin, Cercotrichas galactotes
  Indian robin, Copsychus fulicatus
  Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
  White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus
  Blue-throated flycatcher, Cyornis rubeculoides
  Rufous-bellied niltava, Niltava sundara
  Verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassina
  Indian blue robin, Larvivora brunnea
  Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos (A)
  White-bellied redstart, Luscinia phaenicuroides
  Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
  Blue whistling-thrush, Myophonus caeruleus
  Little forktail, Enicurus scouleri
  Spotted forktail, Enicurus maculatus
  Himalayan rubythroat, Calliope pectoralis
  Chinese rubythroat, Calliope tschebaiewi
  Red-flanked bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus (A)
  Himalayan bluetail, Tarsiger rufilatus
  Golden bush-robin, Tarsiger chrysaeus
  Slaty-blue flycatcher, Ficedula tricolor
  Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher, Ficedula strophiata
  Ultramarine flycatcher, Ficedula superciliaris
  Rusty-tailed flycatcher, Ficedula ruficauda
  Taiga flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla (A)
  Kashmir flycatcher, Ficedula subrubra
  Red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva
  Blue-fronted redstart, Phoenicurus frontalis
  Plumbeous redstart, Phoenicurus fuliginosus
  Rufous-backed redstart, Phoenicurus erythronotus
  White-capped redstart, Phoenicurus leucocephalus
  Blue-capped redstart, Phoenicurus caeruleocephala
  Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus (A)
  White-winged redstart, Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
  Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
  Chestnut-bellied rock-thrush, Monticola rufiventris
  Blue-capped rock-thrush, Monticola cinclorhyncha
  Rufous-tailed rock-thrush, Monticola saxatilis
  Blue rock-thrush, Monticola solitarius
  White-browed bushchat, Saxicola macrorhynchus
  Siberian stonechat, Saxicola maurus
  White-tailed stonechat, Saxicola leucurus
  Pied bushchat, Saxicola caprata
  Gray bushchat, Saxicola ferreus
  Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
  Isabelline wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina
  Hooded wheatear, Oenanthe monacha
  Desert wheatear, Oenanthe deserti
  Pied wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka
  Brown rock chat, Cercomela fusca
  Variable wheatear, Oenanthe picata
  Hume's wheatear, Oenanthe alboniger
  Finsch's wheatear, Oenanthe finschii
  Mourning wheatear, Oenanthe lugens
  Persian wheatear, Oenanthe chrysopygia
caption: Blue-capped rock-thrush
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