page_title: List of birds of Kerala
section_title: Chats and Old World flycatchers
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Kerala / Chats and Old World flycatchers
caption_attribution_description: Cyornis rubeculoidesEnglish: Blue throated flycatcher from Thattekadu bird sanctuary Kerala, India.
context_page_description: The state of Kerala, India, has 552 bird species within its boundaries.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 10.2. This list also uses British English throughout. Any bird names or other wording follows that convention. The species list and English names are entirely based on the Checklist of Birds of Kerala published in November 2015.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fit within any of these categories.
  Accidental - Also known as a rarity, it refers to a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kerala-typically less than ten confirmed records.
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae
  Chats and Old World flycatchers is 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.
  Indian robin, Copsychus fulicatus
  Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
  White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus
  Asian brown flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica
  Brown-breasted flycatcher, Muscicapa muttui
  White-bellied blue flycatcher, Cyornis pallipes
  Tickell's blue flycatcher, Cyornis tickelliae
  Blue-throated blue flycatcher, Cyornis rubeculoides
  Blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana (A)
  Verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassinus
  Nilgiri flycatcher, Eumyias albicaudatus
  Indian blue robin, Larvivora brunnea
  Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
  Nilgiri blue robin, Sholicola major
  White-bellied blue robin, Sholicola albiventris
  Malabar whistling thrush, Myophonus horsfieldii
  Yellow-rumped flycatcher, Ficedula zanthopygia
  Ultramarine flycatcher, Ficedula superciliaris  (A)
  Rusty-tailed flycatcher, Ficedula ruficauda
  Taiga flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla
  Red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva (A)
  Kashmir flycatcher, Ficedula subrubra
  Black-and-orange flycatcher, Ficedula nigrorufa
  Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
  Common rock thrush, Monticola saxatilis (A)
  Blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius
  Blue-capped rock thrush, Monticola cinclorhyncha
  Siberian stonechat, Saxicola maurus
  Pied bush chat, Saxicola caprata
  Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe (A)
  Isabelline wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina
  Desert wheatear, Oenanthe deserti
  Pied wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka  (A)
caption: Blue-throated flycatcher in Thattekkad
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