Family: Muscicapidae

Subfamily: Turdinae

Genus: Neocossyphus

Neocossyphus finschii Finsch's Flycatcher-Thrush
English: Finsch's Ant-Thrush, Finsch's Rufous-Flycatcher, Zenker's Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush
Alternative: N. f. finschii, N. f. zenkeri
Audio Recording: C10-08

Neocossyphus fraseri Rufous Ant-Thrush
English: Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush, Rufous Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C01-07

N. f. rubicunda
N. f fraseri
N. f. vulpina
English: Semliki Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush, Uganda Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush
Alternative: N. f. intermedia


Neocossyphus rufus Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
Audio Recording: C10-05

N. r. gabunensis
English: Cameroon Red-tailed Ant-Thrush, Semliki Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
Alternative: N. r. arrhenii
N. r. rufus


Neocossyphus poensis White-tailed Ant-Thrush
Audio Recording: C10-06

N. p. poensis
Alternative: N. p. zenkeri
N. p. praepectoralis
English: Uganda White-tailed Ant-Thrush, Uele White-tailed Ant-Thrush
Alternative: N. p. pallidigularis, N. p. granti
N. p. pallidigularis
N. p. kakamegoes
N. p. nigridorsalis

Genus: Monticola

Monticola rupestris Cape Rock-Thrush
Audio Recording: G0581

Monticola explorator Sentinel Rock-Thrush
Audio Recording: G0582

M. e. explorator
M. e. tenebriformis


Monticola brevipes Short-toed Rock-Thrush
Alternative: M. b. kaokoensis, M. b. leucocapilla

M. b. brevipes
English: Short-toed Rock-Thrush
M. b. pretoriae
Alternative: Monticola pretoriae
English: Transvaal Rock-Thrush
M. b. niveiceps


Monticola angolensis Miombo Rock-Thrush
English: Mottled Rock-Thrush, Angola Thrush
Audio Recordings: G0584, C10-30

M. a. angolensis
Alternative: M. a. niassae
M. a. hylophila


Monticola saxatilis European Rock-Thrush
Alternative: M. cyanus
English: Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush, Mountain Rock-Thrush, Rock-Thrush
Audio Recording: C03-96

Monticola rufocinereus Little Rock-Thrush

M. r. rufocinereus
Alternative: M. r. tenis


Monticola solitarius Blue Rock-Thrush
Audio Recording: C03-97

M. s. solitarius
M. s. longirostris
English: Near East Blue Rock-Thrush
Alternative: M. s. transcaspicus

Genus: Zoothera

Zoothera piaggiae Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
Alternative: Z. gurneyi piaggiae
Audio Recording: C10-35

Z. p. piaggiae
English: Rwenzori Orange Ground-Thrush
Z. p. kilimensis
English: Kilimanjaro Orange Ground-Thrush
Z. p. hadii
Z. p. ruwenzorii
Z. p. rowei
Alternative: Z. p. williamsi


Zoothera tanganjicae Kivu Ground-Thrush
Audio Recording: C10-36

Zoothera crossleyi Crossley's Ground-Thrush
English: Crossley's Orange Ground-Thrush
Audio Recording: C10-31

Z. c. crossleyi
Z. c. pilettei


Zoothera gurneyi Orange Ground-Thrush
English: Orange Thrush
Audio Recordings: G0579, C10-32

Z. g. otomitra
English: Nyasa Orange Ground-Thrush, Usambara Orange Ground-Thrush, Mt Kenya Orange Ground-Thrush
Alternative: Z. g. usambarae, Z. g. keniensis
Z. g. gurneyi
Z. g. disruptans
Z. g. raineyi
Alternative: Z. g. chyulu
Z. g. chuka


Zoothera oberlaenderi Oberlander's Ground-Thrush
English: Forest Orange Ground-Thrush, Forest Ground-Thrush

Zoothera cameronensis Black-eared Ground-Thrush
English: Black-eared Thrush
Audio Recording: C10-33

Z. c. cameronensis
English: Cameroon Black-eared Ground-Thrush
Z. c. graueri
English: Semliki Black-eared Ground-Thrush
Z. c. kibalensis
English: Kibale Ground-Thrush


Zoothera princei Grey Ground-Thrush
Audio Recording: C10-34

Z. p. batesi
English: Cameroon Grey Ground-Thrush
Alternative: Z. p. pilettei
Z. p. princei


Zoothera guttata Spotted Ground-Thrush
Alternative: Zoothera fischeri
English: Natal Ground-Thrush
Audio Recording: G0578

Z. g. guttata
English: Natal Spotted Thrush
Z. g. fischeri
English: Pangani Spotted Thrush
Z. g. belcheri
Z. g. maxis
Z. g. lippensi
Z. g. nateliens

Genus: Psophocichla

Psophocichla litsitsirupa Groundscraper Thrush
English: Iringa Groundscraper Thrush, Abyssinian Groundscraper Thrush
Audio Recordings: G0580, C10-37

P. l. litsitsirupa
P. l. pauciguttatus
P. l. stierlingi
English: Iringa Groundscraper Thrush
P. l. simensis
English: Abyssinian Groundscraper Thrush
P. l. kosteri

Genus: Turdus

Turdus pelios African Thrush
Alternative: T. libonyanus pelios, T. stormsi
English: West African Thrush
Audio Recording: C10-40

T. p. pelios
English: Sudan Kurrichane Thrush
T. p. centralis
English: Great Lakes Kurrichane Thrush
Alternative: T. p. albipectus
T. p. graueri
Alternative: T. p. ubendeensis
T. p. stormsi
English: Storm's Thrush
Alternative: T. p. williami
T. p. bocagei
T. p. saturatus
English: Nigerian Kurrichane Thrush
Alternative: T. p. tessmanni
T. p. adamauae
English: Adamawa Kurrichane Thrush
T. p. nigrilorum
English: Black-lored Thrush
T. p. chiguancoides
English: Senegal Kurrichane Thrush
Alternative: T. p. cryptopyrrha, T. p. guineensis
T. p. poensis
English: Fernando Po Thrush


Turdus tephronotus Bare-eyed Thrush
English: African Bare-eyed Thrush
Alternative: T. t. australoabyssinicus

Turdus libonyanus Kurrichane Thrush
Audio Recording: G0576, C10-41

T. l. libonyanus
T. l. peripheris
T. l. verreauxi
English: Caconda Kurrichane Thrush
Alternative: T. l. chobiensis
T. l. schuetti
English: Milanji Kurrichane Thrush
T. l. tropicalis
English: Zambesi Kurrichane Thrush
Alternative: T. l. niassae, T. l. cinerascens, T. l. costae


Turdus olivaceofuscus Gulf of Guinea Thrush
English: Olivaceous Thrush, Sao Tome Thrush
Audio Recording: C10-39

T. o. olivaceofuscus
English: Sao Tome Thrush
T. o. xanthorhynchus
English: Principe Thrush


Turdus olivaceus Olive Thrush
Alternative: T. cabinisi, T. abyssinicus
English: Mountain Olive Thrush
Audio Recordings: G0577, C10-38

T. o. olivaceus
T. o. pondoensis
T. o. smithi
English: Cabanis' Thrush
Alternative: T. o. cabanisi
T. o. transvaalensis
T. o. culminans
T. o. swynnertoni
English: Chirinda Olive Thrush
T. o. milanjensis
English: Mulanje Olive Thrush
T. o. nyikae
English: Nyika Olive Thrush
T. o. bambusicola
English: Mountain Olive Thrush
T. o. baraka
English: Uganda Olive Thrush
Alternative: T. o. johnstoni, T. o. sylvestris
T. o. abyssinicus
English: Abyssinian Olive Thrush, Kenya Olive Thrush
Alternative: T. o. chyuluensis, T. o. elgonensis, T. o. polius, T. o. fuscatus, T. o. mwaki
T. o. deckeni
English: Kilimanjaro Olive Thrush
T. o. roehli
English: Usambara Olive Thrush, Uluguru Olive Thrush
Alternative: T. o. uluguru
T. o. oldeani
T. o. ludoviciae
Alternative: Turdus ludoviciae
English: Somali Blackbird
T. o. helleri
Alternative: Turdus helleri
English: Taita Thrush
 


Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel
Audio Recording: C04-02A

T. t. torquatus
T. t. amicorum
T. t. alpestris
English: Alpine Ring Ouzel


Turdus merula Eurasian Blackbird
Audio Recording: C04-02B

T. m. merula
T. m. mauritanicus
T. m. aterrimus
T. m. syriacus
T. m. azorensis
T. m. cabrerae


Turdus philomelos Song Thrush
Audio Recording: C03-99

T. p. philomelos
English: Continental Song Thrush
T. p. clarkei
T. p. hebridensis


Turdus pilaris Fieldfare
Audio Recording: C04-01B

Turdus iliacus Redwing
Audio Recording: C04-01A

T. i. iliacus


Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush
Audio Recording: C03-98

T. v. viscivorus
T. v. deichleri

Genus: Alethe

Alethe poliocephala Brown-chested Alethe
Audio Recording: C10-04B

A. p. carruthersi
English: Uganda Brown-chested Alethe
Alternative: A. p. uellensis
A. p. compsonota
A. p. poliocephala
English: Upper Guinea Brown-chested Alethe
Alternative: A. p. castanonota
A. p. akeleyi
English: Kenya Brown-chested Alethe
A. p. hallae
A. p. nandensis
A. p. giloensis
A. p. kungwensis
A. p. ufipae
A. p. vandeweghei


Alethe poliophrys Red-throated Alethe
Audio Recording: C10-04A

A. p. poliophrys
A. p. kaboboensis


Alethe fuelleborni White-chested Alethe
English: Usambara White-chested Alethe
Alternative: A. f. fuelleborni, A. f. usambarae, A. f. xuthura
Audio Recording: G0605

Alethe choloensis Cholo Alethe
English: Cholo Mountain Alethe

A. c. choloensis
A. c. namuli


Alethe diademata Fire-crested Alethe
Alternative: A. castanea
English: White-tailed Alethe
Audio Recording: C10-03B

A. d. woosnami
English: Uganda Fire-crested Alethe
A. d. castanea
Alternative: Alethe castanea
English: Fire-crested Alethe
A. d. diademata
English: White-tailed Alethe


Subfamily: Muscicapinae

Tribe: Muscicapini

Genus: Empidornis

Empidornis semipartitus Silverbird
Alternative: E. s. semipartitus, E. s. orleansi, E. s. kavirondensis

Genus: Bradornis

Bradornis pallidus Pale Flycatcher
Alternative: B. infuscatus
English: Pallid Flycatcher, Mouse-coloured Flycatcher
Audio Recordings: G0696, C11-63

B. p. parvus
B. p. pallidus
B. p. modestus
English: West African Pale Flycatcher, Adamawa Pale Flycatcher
Alternative: B. p. nigeriae, B. p. tessmanni
B. p. bowdleri
English: Shoa Pale Flycatcher, Eritrean Pale Flycatcher
Alternative: B. p. granti, B. p. sharpei
B. p. duyerali
B. p. erlangeri
English: South Somali Grey Flycatcher
B. p. subalaris
English: East Coast Pale Flycatcher
B. p. bafirawari
B. p. murinus
English: South African Pale Flycatcher, Uganda Pale Flycatcher
Alternative: B. p. pecilei, B. p. subalaris, B. p. leucosoma, B. p. suahelicus
B. p. aquaemontis
B. p. griseus
Alternative: B. p. chyuluensis
B. p. divisus
B. p. sibilans


Bradornis infuscatus Chat Flycatcher
English: Brown Flycatcher
Audio Recording: G0697

B. i. infuscatus
B. i. seimundi
English: Karoo Chat Flycatcher
B. i. namaquensis
English: Huxe Chat Flycatcher
Alternative: B. i. ansorgei
B. p. placidus
B. p. benguellensis
English: Damaraland Chat Flycatcher


Bradornis mariquensis Marico Flycatcher
English: Mariqua Flycatcher
Audio Recording: G0695

B. m. mariquensis
B. m. acaciae
B. m. territinctus


Bradornis microrhynchus Grey Flycatcher
Alternative: B. pallidus
English: Large Flycatcher, African Grey Flycatcher, Somali Flycatcher

B. m. neumanni
B. m. pumilus
Alternative: Bradornis pumilus
English: Little Grey Flycatcher
B. m. burae
B. m. taruensis
B. m. microrhynchus
English: Wajheir Brown Flycatcher, Wajheir Grey Flycatcher
Alternative: B. m. ukamba, B. m. bafirawari

Genus: Melaenornis

Melaenornis chocolatinus Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher
English: Dusky Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-64

M. c. chocolatinus
M. c. reichenowi
English: Dusky Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher


Melaenornis fischeri White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

M. f. fischeri
M. f. toruensis
English: Kivu Slaty-Flycatcher
M. f. nyikensis
English: Nyasa Slaty-Flycatcher
Alternative: M. f. ufipae
M. f. semicinctus
English: Congo Slaty-Flycatcher


Melaenornis brunneus Angola Slaty Flycatcher
English: Angola Flycatcher

M. b. brunneus
M. b. bailunduensis


Melaenornis edolioides Western Black Flycatcher
English: Northern Black Flycatcher, Black Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-68

M. e. edolioides
English: West Afrian Black Flycatcher
M. e. lugubris
English: Abyssinian Black Flycatcher, Uganda Black Flycatcher
Alternative: M. e. ugandae
M. e. schistaceus
English: Gallaland Black Flycatcher


Melaenornis pammelaina Southern Black Flycatcher
Audio Recordings: G0694, C11-66

M. p. ater
M. p. pammelaina
English: South African Black Flycatcher
M. p. diabolicus
M. p. tropicalis
English: East African Black Flycatcher
M. p. poliogyna


Melaenornis ardesiacus Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
English: Berlioz's Black Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-65

Melaenornis annamarulae Nimba Flycatcher
English: West African Flycatcher, West African Black Flycatcher, Mrs Forbes-Watson's Black Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-67

Genus: Fraseria

Fraseria ocreata Forest-Flycatcher
English: African Forest-Flycatcher, Fraser's Forest-Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-69

F. o. ocreata
F. o. prosphora
English: Liberian Forest-Flycatcher
F. o. kelsalli
English: Sierra Leone Forest-Flycatcher

Fraseria cinerascens White-browed Forest-Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-70

F. c. ruthae
English: Ansorge's White-browed Forest-Flycatcher
Alternative: F. c. guineae
F. c. cinerascens

Genus: Sigelius

Sigelus silens Fiscal Flycatcher
English: Silent Bush-Robin
Audio Recording: G0698

M. s. silens
M. s. lawsoni

Genus: Muscicapa

Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
Audio Recordings: G0689, C04-40

M. s. striata
Alternative: M. s. muscicapina
M. s. balearica
English: Balearic Spotted Flycatcher
M. s. neumanni
English: Eastern Spotted Flycatcher
M. s. tyrrhenica
M. s. sarudnyi

Muscicapa gambagae Gambaga Flycatcher
English: Gambaga Dusky Flycatcher, Somali Dusky Flycactcher
Alternative: M. striata gambagae, M. g. gambagae, M. g. somaliensis, M. g. pseudogrisola
Audio Recording: C11-72

Muscicapa ussheri Ussher's Flycatcher
English: Ussher's Dusky Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-83

Muscicapa infuscata Sooty Flycatcher
Alternative: M. fuliginosa
English: Dusky Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-82

M. i. infuscata
Alternative: M. i. fuliginosa, M. i. chapini
M. i. minuscula
English: Uganda Sooty Flycatcher

Muscicapa boehmi Bohm's Flycatcher
Alternative: M. sharpei
English: Sharpe's Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-84

Muscicapa aquatica Swamp Flycatcher
English: Swamp Alseonax
Audio Recording: C11-74

M. a. aquatica
M. a. infulata
English: White Nile Swamp Flycatcher, Kivu Swamp Flycatcher
Alternative: M. a. ruandae, M. a. ngomae
M. a. lualabae
M. a. grimwoodi

Muscicapa olivascens Olivaceous Flycatcher
English: Olivaceous Alseonax
Audio Recording: C11-75

M. o. olivascens
Alternative: M. o. sylvia
M. o. nimbae

Muscicapa lendu Chapin's Flycatcher
English: Chapin's Alseonax, Itombwe Flycatcher

M. l. lendu
English Chapin's Flycatcher
M. l. itombwensis
Alternative: Muscicapa itombwensis
English: Itombwe Flycatcher, Itombwe Alseonax, Prigogine's Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta Dusky Flycatcher
Alternative: M. minimus
English: African Dusky Alseonax, Dusky Alseonax, African Dusky Flycatcher
Audio Recordings: G0690, C11-73

M. a. adusta
M. a. fuscula
M. a. subadusta
English: Nyasa Dusky Flycatcher, Angola Dusky Flycatcher
Alternative: M. a. angolensis
M. a. mesica
M. a. fuelleborni
M. a. murina
English: Kenya Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher, Usambara Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher
Alternative: M. a. roehli
M. a. minima
English: Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher, Djamdjam Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher
Alternative: M. a. djamdjamensis
M. a. marsabit
M. a. pumila
English: Uganda Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher, East Cameroon Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher, Kivu Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher
Alternative: M. a. interposita, M. a. grotei, M. a. subtilis, M. a. chyulu
M. a. obscura
English: Cameroon Mountain Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher, Fernando Po Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher, Genderu Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher, Kumbo Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher, Oku Pygmy Dusky Flycatcher
Alternative: M. a poensis, M. a. albiventris, M. a. kumboensis, M. a. okuensis

Muscicapa epulata Little Grey Flycatcher
Alternative: M. fantisiensis
English: Little Grey Alseonax, Cassin's Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-77

Muscicapa sethsmithi Yellow-footed Flycatcher
Alternative: M. flavipes
English: Yellow-footed Alseonax
Audio Recording: C11-78

Muscicapa comitata Dusky-blue Flycatcher
English: Dusky-blue Alseonax
Audio Recording: C11-80

M. c. comitata
English: Uganda Dusky-blue Flycatcher, Uganda Dusky-blue Alseonax
Alternative: M. c. stuhlmanni
M. c. aximensis
English: Gold Coast Dusky-blue Flycatcher, Gold Coast Dusky-blue Alseonax
M. c. camerunensis
English: Cameroon Dusky-blue Flycatcher, Cameroon Dusky-blue Alseonax

Muscicapa tessmanni Tessmann's Flycatcher
Alternative: M. brevirostris
English: Tessmann's Alseonax
Audio Recording: C11-81

Muscicapa cassini Cassin's Grey Flycatcher
Alternative: M. lugens
English: Cassin's Flycatcher, Cassin's Alseonax
Audio Recording: C11-76

Muscicapa caerulescens Ashy Flycatcher
Alternative: M. cinerea
English: Blue-grey Flycatcher, Blue-grey Alseonax
Audio Recordings: G0691, C11-79

M. c. brevicauda
English: Kikuyu Blue-grey Flycatcher
Alternative: M. c. cinerea, M. c. kikuyuensis
M. c. caerulescens
English: Natal Blue-grey Flycatcher
Alternative: M. c. pondoensis
M. c. vulturna
M. c. impavida
M. c. cinereola
Alternative: M. c. amani
M. c. nigrorum
English: Gold Coast Blue-grey Flycatcher
Alternative: M. c. cinerascens

Genus: Myioparus

Myioparus griseigularis Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher
English: Grey-throated Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-86

M. g. griseigularis
English: Cameroon Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher, Gabon Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher
Alternative: M. g. holospodium, M. g. ansorgei
M. g. parelii


Myioparus plumbeus Grey Tit-Flycatcher
English: Lead-coloured Tit-Flycatcher, Fan-tailed Tit-Flycatcher, Lead-coloured Flycatcher, Fan-tailed Flycatcher, Grey Tit-Babbler
Audio Recordings: G0693, C11-85

M. p. plumbeus
Alternative: M. p. pulpum
M. p. orientalis
English: Eastern Grey Tit-Flycatcher
M. p. catoleucum
Alternative: M. p. grandior

Genus: Ficedula

Ficedula hypoleuca Pied Flycatcher
Alternative: F. atricapilla
English: European Pied Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C04-37

F. h. hypoleuca
F. h. tomensis
Alternative: F. h. sibirica
F. h. iberiae
F. h. speculigera


Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher
Alternative: F. collaris
English: White-collared Flycatcher
Audio Recordings: G0692, C04-38

Ficedula semitorquata Semi-collared Flycatcher
Alternative: F. hypoleuca semitorquata
English: Eastern Pied Flycatcher, Half-collared Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C11-71

Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher
Alternative: F. p. parva
Audio Recording: C04-39

Tribe: Saxicolini

Genus: Horizorhinus

Horizorhinus dohrni Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler
English: Dohrn's Thrush-Flycatcher, Dohrn's Flycatcher
Audio Recording: C12-51

Genus: Pogonocichla

Pogonocichla stellata White-starred Robin
English: Starred Robin, White-starred Bush-Robin
Audio Recordings: G0606, C09-88

P. s. stellata
Alternative: P. s. margaritata
P. s. intensa
English: Orange-bellied Bush-Robin
P. s. ruwenzorii
English: Rwenzori Starred Robin
Alternative: P. s. eurydensis, P. s. friedmanni
P. s. elgonensis
English: Elgon Starred Robin
P. s. guttifer
English: Kenya Starred Robin
Alternative: P. s. keniensis
P. s. pallidiflava
P. s. macarthuri
P. s. helleri
P. s. orientalis
English: Usambara Starred Robin, Nyasa Starred Robin
Alternative: P. s. montanus, P. s. johnstoni, P. s. olivaceus
P. s. transvaalensis
English: Transvaal Starred Robin
Alternative: P. s. chiridensis, P. s. lebombo, P. s. hygrica

Genus: Swynnertonia

Swynnertonia swynnertoni Swynnerton's Robin
English: Swynnerton's Bush-Robin
Audio Recording: G0607

S. s. swynnertoni
Alternative: S. s. umbratica
S. s. rodgersi

Genus: Stiphrornis

Stiphrornis erythrothorax Forest Robin
English: Robin-Warbler, Robin
Audio Recording: C09-89

S. e. erythrothorax
S. e. gabonensis
English: Gabon Forest Robin
S. e. xanthogaster
English: Bitye Forest Robin, Uganda Forest Robin
Alternative: S. e. mabirae

Genus: Sheppardia

Sheppardia bocagei Bocage's Akalat
Alternative: S. insulana
English: Bocage's Robin, Rufous-cheeked Robin-Chat
Audio Recording: C09-90

S. b. bocagei
S. b. chapini
S. b. ilyai
S. b. kaboboensis
Alternative: S. b. hallae
S. b. kungwensis
English: Moreau's Robin-Chat
S. b. schoutedeni
S. p. poensis
English: Alexander's Akalat
Alternative: S. p. insulana
S. b. granti
English: Alexander's Akalat

Sheppardia cyornithopsis Akalat
Audio Recording: C09-92

S. c. houghtoni
S. c. cyornithopsis
English: Lowland Akalat
S. c. lopezi
English: Uele Akalat

Sheppardia aequatorialis Equatorial Akalat
Audio Recording: C09-93

S. a. aequatorialis
English: Lumbwa Akalat
Alternative: S. a. palludigularis
S. a. acholiensis

Sheppardia sharpei Sharpe's Akalat
English: Sharpe's Alethe

S. s. sharpei
Alternative: S. s. bangsi
S. s. usambarae

Sheppardia gunningi East Coast Akalat
English: Gunning's Akalat, Gunning's Robin
Audio Recording: G0608

S. g. gunningi
English: Beira Akalat
S. g. sokokensis
English: Sokoke Akalat
S. g. bensoni

Sheppardia gabela Gabela Akalat

Sheppardia montana Usambara Akalat
English: Usambara Alethe, Usambara Ground Robin

Sheppardia lowei Iringa Akalat
English: Iringa Alethe, Iringa Ground Robin

Genus: Erithacus

Erithacus rubecula European Robin Robin
Audio Recording: C03-77

E. r. rubecula
E. r. witherbyi
E. r. superbus

Genus: Lusciana

Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale
Alternative: L. philomela, L. bohmi
English: Sprosser
Audio Recordings: G0609, C09-94

Luscinia megarhynchos Nightingale
English: Common Nightingale
Audio Recording: C03-78

L. m. megarhynchos
L. m. africana
English: Persian Nightingale
L. m. hafizi
English: Turkestan Nightingale
Alternative: L. m. golzii

Luscinia svecica Bluethroat
English: Red-spotted Bluethroat, White-spotted Bluethroat
Audio Recording: C03-79

L. s. svecica
English: Red-spotted Bluethroat
L. s. cyanecula
English: White-spotted Bluethroat
L. s. magna
English: Persian White-spotted Bluethroat, Iran Bluethroat
L. s. volgae


Luscinia calliope Siberian Rubythroat

Genus: Irania

Irania gutturalis Irania
English: White-throated Robin, Persian Robin

Genus: Cossyphicula

Cossyphicula roberti White-bellied Robin-Chat
English: White-bellied Robin
Audio Recording: C09-95

C. r. roberti
Alternative: C. r. poensis
C. r. rufescentior
English: East Congo White-bellied Robin-Chat

Genus: Cossypha

Cossypha isabellae Mountain Robin-Chat
English: Mountain Robin
Audio Recording: C09-96

C. i. batesi
English: Banso Mountain Robin-Chat
C. i. isabellae
English: Cameroon Mountain Robin-Chat

Cossypha archeri Archer's Robin-Chat
English: Archer's Ground-Robin, Archer's Robin
Audio Recording: C09-97

C. a. archeri
Alternative: C. a. albimentalis
C. a. kimbutui

Cossypha anomala Olive-flanked Robin-Chat
Alternative: C. albigularis, C. macclounii
English: Olive-flanked Robin

C. a. grotei
English: Uluguru White-throated Robin-Chat
Alternative: C. a. albigularis
C. a. anomala
English: Uele Anomalous Alethe
Alternative: C. a. polioptera
C. a. gurue
C. a. macclounii
English: MacCloun's Alethe
Alternative: C. a. porotoensis, C. a. njombe
C. a. mbuluensis

Cossypha caffra Cape Robin-Chat
English: Robin-Chat
Audio Recordings: G0601, C09-98

C. c. iolaema
English: Kenya Robin-Chat
C. c. kivuensis
C. c. caffra
English: Jan Fredric
Alternative: C. c. drakensbergi
C. c. drakensbergi
C. c. namaquensis
English: Namaqua Robin-Chat
C. c. vespera

Cossypha humeralis White-throated Robin-Chat
Alternative: C. h. crepuscula
Audio Recording: G0602

Cossypha cyanocampter Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
English: Blue-shouldered Robin
Audio Recording: C10-01B

C. c. cyanocampter
English: Cameroon Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
Alternative: C. c. periculosa
C. c. bartteloti
English: Congo Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
Alternative: C. c. pallidiventris

Cossypha polioptera Grey-winged Robin-Chat
English: Grey-winged Robin
Audio Recording: C10-01A

C. p. polioptera
English: Pygmy White-browed Robin-Chat
Alternative: C. p. somereni, C. p. grimwoodi
C. p. nigriceps
English: Genderu Grey-winged Robin-Chat
C. p. tessmanni
English: Prairie Grey-winged Robin-Chat

Cossypha semirufa Ruppell's Robin-Chat
English: Black-tailed Robin-Chat, Ruppell's Robin

C. s. semirufa
Alternative: C. s. saturatior
C. s. donaldsoni
English: Harrar Ruppell's Robin-Chat
C. s. intercedens
English: Kenya Ruppell's Robin-Chat

Cossypha heuglini White-browed Robin-Chat
English: White-browed Robin-Chat, Heuglin's Robin, Heuglin's Robin-Chat
Audio Recordings: G0599, C09-99

C. h. heuglini
Alternative: C. h. occidentalis, C. h. mwinilunga
C. h. intermedia
English: Mombasa Heuglin's Robin-Chat
Alternative: C. h. euronota
C. h. subrufescens
English: Angola Heuglin's Robin-Chat

Cossypha natalensis Red-capped Robin-Chat
English: Natal Robin-Chat, Natal Robin
Audio Recordings: G0600, C10-02A

C. n. intensa
Alternative: C. n. hylophona, C. n. garguensis, C. n. tennetti, C. n. seclusa, C. n. egregior
C. n. natalensis
C. n. larischi

Cossypha dichroa Chorister Robin-Chat
English: Piet-myn-Vrouw, Chorister Robin
Audio Recording: G0598

C. d. dichroa
Alternative: C. d. haagneri
C. d. mimica

Cossypha heinrichi White-headed Robin-Chat
English: Angolan White-headed Robin-Chat, Angola Robin

Cossypha niveicapilla Snowy-headed Robin-Chat
English: Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Audio Recording: C10-02B

C. n. niveicapilla
Alternative: C. n. verticalis, C. n. melanoptera
C. n. melanota
English: Cameroon Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha albicapilla White-crowned Robin-Chat
Audio Recording: C10-03A

C. a. albicapilla
C. a. giffardi
English: Nigerian White-crowned Robin-Chat, Genderu White-crowned Robin-Chat
Alternative: C. a. genderuensis
C. a. omoensis
English: Omo White-crowned Robin-Chat

Genus: Xenocopsychus

Xenocopsychus ansorgei Angola Cave-Chat
English: Angola Dyal-bird

Genus: Cichladusa

Cichladusa arquata Collared Palm-Thrush
English: Collared Morning-Thrush, Morning Warbler
Audio Recordings: G0603, C10-09

Cichladusa ruficauda Red-tailed Palm-Thrush
English: Red-tailed Morning Thrush, Red-tailed Morning Warbler, Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush
Audio Recordings: G0604, C10-10

Cichladusa guttata Spotted Palm-Thrush
English: Spotted Morning Thrush, Spotted Morning Warbler
Audio Recording: C10-11

C. g. guttata
C. g. intercalans
C. g. rufipennis
English: Lamu Spotted Palm-Thrush
Alternative: C. g. mulleri

Genus: Cercotrichas

Cercotrichas leucosticta Forest Scrub-Robin
Audio Recording: C10-12

C. l. leucosticta
English: Gold Coast Bearded Scrub-Robin
C. l. colstoni
C. l. collsi
English: Coll's Scrub-Robin
C. l. reachenowi
English: Reichenow's Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas quadrivirgata Bearded Scrub-Robin
English: Eastern Bearded Scrub-Robin
Audio Recording: G0617

C. q. quadrivirgata
English: Tana River Bearded Scrub-Robin, Zambezi Bearded Scrub-Robin, Juba River Bearded Scrub-Robin
Alternative: C. q. ruvumae, C. q. wilsoni, C. q. erlangeri
C. q. greenwayi

Cercotrichas barbata Miombo Scrub-Robin
English: Central Bearded Scrub Robin, Bearded Scrub-Robin, Miombo Bearded Scrub-Robin
Alternative: C. b. thamnodytes
Audio Recording: C10-13

Cercotrichas signata Brown Scrub-Robin
English: Brown Robin-Chat
Audio Recording: G0616

C. s. signata
Alternative: C. s. reclusa, C. s. oatleyi
C. s. tongensis

Cercotrichas hartlaubi Brown-backed Scrub-Robin
Alternative: C. h. hartlaubi, C. h. kenia
Audio Recording: C10-14

Cercotrichas leucophrys White-browed Scrub-Robin
Alternative: C. zambesiana, C. leucoptera
English: Red-backed Scrub-Robin, Grevetin
Audio Recordings: G0613, C10-15

C. l. leucoptera
English: White-winged Scrub-Robin
C. l. eluta
Alternative: C. l. pallida
C. l. vulpina
English: Teita White-winged Scrub-Robin
C. l. brunneiceps
English: Natron Lake White-winged Scrub-Robin
Alternative: C. l. ukambensis
C. l. sclateri
C. l. zambesiana
English: Red-backed Scrub-Robin, Congo Red-backed Scrub-Robin, Uganda Red-backed Scrub-Robin, Loita Red-backed Scrub-Robin
Alternative: C. l. iubilaea, C. l. ruficauda, C. l. vansomereni, C. l. soror, C. l. iodomera
C. l. munda
English: Angola White-browed Scrub-Robin
Alternative: C. l. permutata, C. l. kabalii, C. l. makalaka
C. l. ovamboensis
C. l. leucophrys
English: Transvaal White-browed Scrub-Robin
Alternative: C. l. pectoralis, C. l. limpopoensis

Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous Bush Chat
English: Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin, Rufous Warbler, Rufous Bush Robin, Rufous Scrub-Robin
Audio Recording: C03-80

C. g. galactotes
C. g. minor
English: Lesser Rufous Bush-Chat
Alternative: C. g. oliviae
C. g. hamertoni
English: Somali Sandy Scrub-Robin
C. g. syriacus
English: Syrian Grey-backed Warbler
Alternative: C. g. plebia, C. g. psammochroa
C. g. familiaris
English: Caucasus Grey-backed Warbler

Cercotrichas paena Kalahari Scrub-Robin
English: Kalahari Sandy Scrub-Robin
Audio Recording: G0615

C. p. paena
English: Sandy Scrub-Robn
C. p. oriens
C. p. damarensis
English: Damara Kalahari Scrub-Robin
C. p. benguellensis
English: Benguella Kalahari Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas coryphaeus Karoo Scrub-Robin
English: Dancing Scrub-Robin, Bush Creeper
Audio Recording: G0614

C. c. coryphaeus
C. c. cinereus
Alternative: C. c. abbotti
C. c. eurina

Cercotrichas podobe Black Scrub-Robin
English: Black Bush Robin
Audio Recording: C10-16

C. p. podobe

Genus: Namibornis

Namibornis herero Herero Chat
English: Herero Thrush-Flycatcher
Audio Recording: G0618

Genus: Phoenicurus

Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart
Audio Recording: C03-81

P. o. gibraltariensis
P. o. phoenicuroides
English: Kashmir Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart
English: Redstart
Audio Recordings: G0916, C03-82

P. p. phoenicurus
P. p. samamisicus
English: White-winged Redstart
Alternative: P. p. mesoleuca, P. p. bonapartii

Phoenicurus moussieri Moussier's Redstart
Audio Recording: C03-83

Genus: Saxicola

Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
Audio Recordings: G0597, C03-86
Alternative: S. r. spatzi

Saxicola torquata African Stonechat
English: Common Stonechat
Audio Recordings: G0596, C03-84

S. t. torquata
English: South African Stonechat, Natal Stonechat
Alternative: S. t. robusta, S. t. caffra, S. t. orientalis
S. t. clanceyi
S. t. stonei
S. t. oreobates
S. t. promiscua
English: Uluguru Stonechat
S. t. axillaris
Alternative: Saxicola axillaris
English: Kilimanjaro Stonechat
S. t. albofasciata
English: Abyssinian Stonechat
Alternative: S. t. hemprichi
S. t. salax
English: Gabon Stonechat, Cameroon Stonechat, Adamawa Stonechat
Alternative: S. t. palludigula, S. t. adamauae
S. t. moptana
S. t. nebularum
S. t. jebelmarrae
English: Jebel Marra Stonechat
S. t. rubicola
English: Common Stonechat, European Stonechat
S. t. armenica
English: Indian Stonechat
Alternative: S. t. indica
S. t. variegata
S. t. sibilla
S. t. voeltzkowi

Saxicola maura Siberian Stonechat
English: Ural Stonechat

Genus: Oenanthe

Oenanthe bifasciata Buff-streaked Chat
Audio Recording: G0588

Oenanthe leucopyga White-crowned Black Wheatear
English: White-tailed Wheatear, White-rumped Wheatear, White-rumped Chat
Audio Recording: C03-87

O. l. aegra
English: Algerian White-crowned Black Wheatear
O. l. leucopyga
O. l. ernesti

Oenanthe monacha Hooded Wheatear
English: Hooded Chat

Oenanthe leucura Black Wheatear
English: Black Chat
Audio Recording: C03-88

O. l. syenitica
English: Rio de Oro Black Wheatear
Alternative: O. l. riggenbachi

Oenanthe monticola Mountain Chat
English: Mountain Wheatear
Audio Recording: G0586

O. m. monticola
Alternative: O. m. griseiceps
O. m. atmorii
English: Damaraland Mountain Chat
O. m. albipileata
English: Benguella Mountain Chat
O. m. nigricauda

Oenanthe phillipsi Somali Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe European Wheatear
English: Northern Wheatear, Wheatear
Audio Recording: G0585

O. o. oenanthe
Alternative: O. o. integer, O. o. rostrata, O. o. oenanthoides
Audio Recording: C03-89
O. o. libanotica
Alternative: O. o. nivea, O. o. virago, O. o argentea
O. o. leucorrhoa
English: Greenland Wheatear
Alternative: O. o. schioleri
O. o. seebohmi
Audio Recording: C03-90

Oenanthe lugens Mourning Wheatear
English: White-under-winged Wheatear, White-under-winged Chat
Audio Recording: C03-92

O. l. halophila
O. l. lugens
O. l. persica
English: Persian Mourning Wheatear
O. l. lugubris
Alternative: Oenanthe lugubris
English: Schalow's Wheatear, Abyssinian Black Chat
O. l. vauriei
O. l. schalowi
English: Schalow's Wheatear, Schalow's Chat

Oenanthe finschii Finsch's Wheatear

Oenanthe moesta Red-rumped Wheatear
Alternative: O. m. theresae, O. m. moesta, O. m. brooksbanki
Audio Recording: C03-93

Oenanthe hispanica Black-eared Wheatear
English: Spanish Wheatear
Audio Recording: C03-91

O. h. hispanica
O. h. melanoleuca
English: Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear
Alternative: O. leucomela, O. vittata, O. somalica

Oenanthe picata Eastern Pied Wheatear
English: Variable Wheatear

Oenanthe cypriaca Cyprus Wheatear
Alternative: O. pleschanka cypriaca
English: Cyprian Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe xanthoprymna Red-tailed Wheatear
Alternative: O. chrysopygia
English: Rufous-tailed Wheatear, Red-rumped Wheatear, Red-rumped Chat

O. x. xanthoprymna
Alternative: O. x. cummingi, O. x. hawkeri
O. x. chrysopygia

Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear
English: Desert Chat
Audio Recording: C03-94

O. d. homochroa
O. d. deserti
English: Indian Desert Wheatear
Alternative: O. d. atrogularis, O. d. albifrons
O. d. oreophila
English: Tibet Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata Capped Wheatear
Audio Recordings: G0587, C10-18

O. p. pileata
O. p. livingstonii
English: Zambesi Capped Wheatear
Alternative: O. p. albinotata
O. p. neseri

Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
English: Isabelline Chat
Audio Recordings: G0915, C03-95

Oenanthe bottae Botta's Wheatear
English: Red-breasted Wheatear, Red-breasted Chat
Alternative: O. b. bottae, O. b. frenata

Oenanthe heuglini Heuglin's Wheatear
English: Red-breasted Wheatear, Nile Valley Red-breasted Wheatear, Nile Valley Red-breasted Chat, Nigerian Red-breasted Wheatear
Alternative: O. h. heuglini, O. h. campicolina

Genus: Cercomela

Cercomela sinuata Sickle-winged Chat
English: Red-rumped Sickle-winged Chat
Audio Recording: G0591

C. s. sinuata
C. s. ensifera
C. s. hypemephela

Cercomela schlegelii Karoo Chat
English: White-rumped Sickle-winged Chat
Audio Recording: G0592

C. s. pollux
English: Grey-rumped Karoo Chat
C. s. schlegelii
C. s. benguellensis
English: Benguella Karoo Chat
C. s. namaquensis
English: Namaqualand Karoo Chat
C. s. kobosensis

Cercomela tractrac Tractrac Chat
Alternative: C. layardi
Audio Recording: G0590

C. t. tractrac
C. t. albicans
C. t. barlowi
C. t. hoeschi
C. t. nebulosa

Cercomela familiaris Familiar Chat
English: Spekvreter, Red-tailed Chat
Audio Recordings: G0589, C10-20

C. f. familiaris
C. f. galtoni
English: Damara Familiar Chat
Alternative: C. f. damarensis, C. f. dodsoni
C. f. angolensis
English: Angola Familiar Chat
Alternative: C. f. richardi, C. f. hoeschi
C. f. hellmayri
English: Transvaal Familiar Chat
C. f. actuosa
C. f. falkensteini
English: Nyasa Familiar Chat, Gambaga Familiar Chat
Alternative: C. f. modesta, C. f. tessmanni, C. f. genderuensis, C. f. senaarensis, C. f. gambagae
C. f. modesta
C. f. omoensis
English: Omo Familiar Chat

Cercomela scotocerca Brown-tailed Rock-Chat
English: Brown-tailed Chat
Audio Recording: C10-21

C. s. scotocerca
Alternative: C. s. fuscicaudata
C. s. furensis
English: Darfur Brown-tailed Rock-Chat, Darfur Brown-tailed Chat
C. s. spectatrix
English: East Somali Brown-tailed Rock-Chat, East Somali Brown-tailed Chat, Awash Brown-tailed Rock-Chat, Awash Brown-tailed Chat
Alternative: C. s. enigma
C. s. validior
C. s. turkana
English: Turkana Brown-tailed Rock-Chat, Turkana Brown-tailed Chat

Cercomela dubia Sombre Rock-Chat
English: Sombre Chat

Cercomela melanura Blackchat
English: Black-tailed Rock-Chat
Audio Recording: C10-22

C. m. lypura
English: Danakil Blackchat, Danakil Black-tailed Rock-Chat
C. m. aussae
C. m. airensis
English: Asben Blackchat, Asben Black-tailed Chat
C. m. ultima
C. m. melanura

Cercomela sordida Hill Chat
English: Moorland Chat

C. s. sordida
English: Harrar Hill Chat, Harrar Moorland Chat, Shoa Hill Chat, Shoa Moorland Chat
Alternative: C. s. schoana, C. s. djamdjamensis, C. s. erlangeri
C. s. ernesti
English: Kenya Hill Chat, Kenya Moorland Chat
C. s. rudolfi
C. s. hypospodia
English: Kilimanjaro Hill Chat, Kilimanjaro Moorland Chat
C. s. olimotiensis

Genus: Myrmecocichla

Myrmecocichla tholloni Congo Moor-Chat
English: Moor-Chat
Alternative: M. t. tholloni, M. t. chaboti, M. t. lynesi
Audio Recording: C10-23

Myrmecocichla aethiops Northern Anteater-Chat
Audio Recording: C10-24

M. a. aethiops
English: Nigerian Anteater Chat
Alternative: M. a. buchanani
M. a. sudanensis
English: Darfur Anteater-Chat
M. a. cryptoleuca
English: Kenya Anteater-Chat

Myrmecocichla formicivora Southern Anteater-Chat
Alternative: M. f. formicivora, M. f. minor
Audio Recording: G0595

Myrmecocichla nigra Sooty Chat
Audio Recording: C10-25

Myrmecocichla melaena Ruppell's Chat
English: Ruppell's Black-Chat

Myrmecocichla albifrons White-fronted Black Chat
Audio Recording: C10-26

M. a. frontalis
English: Senegal White-fronted Black Chat
Alternative: M. a. reichenowi
M. a. limbata
English: Cameroon White-shouldered Black Chat
M. a. clericalis
English: White-shouldered Black Chat
M. a. pachyrhyncha
English: Omo White-fronted Black Chat
Alternative:  M. a. macmillani
M. a. albifrons

Myrmecocichla arnotti Arnott's Chat
English: White-headed Black Chat
Audio Recordings: G0594, C10-27

M. a. arnotti
English: Morogoro Arnott's Chat
Alternative: M. a. shelleyi, M. a. leucolaemia, M. a. collaris
M. a. harterti
English: Angola Arnott's Chat

Myrmecochicla cinnamomeiventris Mocking Chat
Alternative: M. argentata
English: Mocking Cliff-Chat, Cliff Chat
Audio Recording: G0593

M. c. cinnamomeiventris
Audio Recording: C10-28
M. c. autochthones
M. c. subrufipennis
English: Kenya Cliff-Chat, Silvery Cliff-Chat
Alternative: M. c. usambarae, M. c. argentata
M. c. odica
M. c. albiscapulata
English: Abyssinian Cliff-Chat
M. c. kordofanensis
English: Kordofan White-Crowned Cliff-Chat
M. c. coronata
English: White-crowned Cliff-Chat
Alternative: Myrmecocichla coronata, M. c. claudi
Audio Recording: C10-29
M. c. cavernicola
M. c. bambarae
English: Bambarae Mocking Cliff-Chat

Myrmecocichla semirufa White-winged Cliff-Chat

Genus: Pinarornis

Pinarornis plumosus Boulder Chat
English: Sooty Rock-Chat, Sooty Babbler, Matopo Sooty Babbler
Alternative: P. p. plumosus, P. p. rhodesiae
Audio Recording: G0610