page_title: List of birds of Madeira
section_title: Old World flycatchers
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Madeira / Old World flycatchers
caption_attribution_description: Saxicola rubetra, tom
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Madeira. The avifauna of Madeira include a total of 353 species, of which two are endemic, and 9 have been introduced by humans. The two listed species that are extinct. 14 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature 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. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Madeira.
  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 Madeira
  Endemic - a species endemic to Madeira
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Madeira as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  {Extinct} Extinct globally - a species that no longer exists
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.
  Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata (A)
  Rufous-tailed scrub-robin, Cercotrichas galactotes (A)
  European robin, Erithacus rubecula
  Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos (A)
  Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica (A)
  Red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva (A)
  European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca (A)
  Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus (A)
  Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros (A)
  Rufous-tailed rock-thrush, Monticola saxatilis (A)
  Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra (A)
  European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola (A)
  Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe (A)
  Isabelline wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina (A)
  Desert wheatear, Oenanthe deserti (A)
  Black-eared wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica
caption: Whinchat
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