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This list is based on the IOC WorldBirdNames classification ver 2.10 (2011)

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1. White-starred Robin   Pogonocichla stellata
2. Swynnerton’s Robin   Swynnertonia swynnertoni
3. Forest Robin   Stiphrornis erythrothorax
4. Bocage’s Akalat   Sheppardia bocagei
5. Lowland Akalat   Sheppardia cyornithopsis
6. Equatorial Akalat   Sheppardia aequatorialis
7. Sharpe’s Akalat   Sheppardia sharpei
8. East Coast Akalat   Sheppardia gunningi
9. Gabela Akalat   Sheppardia gabela
10. Rubeho Akalat   Sheppardia aurantiithorax
11. Usambara Akalat   Sheppardia montana
12. Iringa Akalat   Sheppardia lowei
13. European Robin   Erithacus rubecula
14. Japanese Robin   Erithacus akahige
15. Ryukyu Robin   Erithacus komadori
16. Bluethroat   Luscinia svecica
17. Siberian Rubythroat   Luscinia calliope
18. White-tailed Rubythroat   Luscinia pectoralis
19. Rufous-headed Robin   Luscinia ruficeps
20. Blackthroat   Luscinia obscura
21. Firethroat   Luscinia pectardens
22. Indian Blue Robin   Luscinia brunnea
23. Siberian Blue Robin   Luscinia cyane
24. Rufous-tailed Robin   Luscinia sibilans
25. Thrush Nightingale   Luscinia luscinia
26. Common Nightingale   Luscinia megarhynchos
27. White-browed Bush Robin   Tarsiger indicus
28. Rufous-breasted Bush Robin   Tarsiger hyperythrus
29. Collared Bush Robin   Tarsiger johnstoniae
30. Red-flanked Bluetail   Tarsiger cyanurus
31. Himalayan Bluetail   Tarsiger rufilatus
32. Golden Bush Robin   Tarsiger chrysaeus
33. White-throated Robin   Irania gutturalis
34. White-bellied Robin-Chat   Cossyphicula roberti
35. Mountain Robin-Chat   Cossypha isabellae
36. Archer’s Ground Robin   Cossypha archeri
37. Olive-flanked Ground Robin   Cossypha anomala
38. Cape Robin-Chat   Cossypha caffra
39. White-throated Robin-Chat   Cossypha humeralis
40. Grey-winged Robin-Chat   Cossypha polioptera
41. Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat   Cossypha cyanocampter
42. Rüppell’s Robin-Chat   Cossypha semirufa
43. White-browed Robin-Chat   Cossypha heuglini
44. Red-capped Robin-Chat   Cossypha natalensis
45. Chorister Robin-Chat   Cossypha dichroa
46. White-headed Robin-Chat   Cossypha heinrichi
47. Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat   Cossypha niveicapilla
48. White-crowned Robin-Chat   Cossypha albicapillus
49. Angola Cave Chat   Xenocopsychus ansorgei
50. Collared Palm Thrush   Cichladusa arquata
51. Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush   Cichladusa ruficauda
52. Spotted Palm Thrush   Cichladusa guttata
53. Forest Scrub Robin   Erythropygia leucosticta
54. Miombo Scrub Robin   Erythropygia barbata
55. Bearded Scrub Robin   Erythropygia quadrivirgata
56. Brown Scrub Robin   Erythropygia signata
57. Brown-backed Scrub Robin   Erythropygia hartlaubi
58. White-browed Scrub Robin   Erythropygia leucophrys
59. Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin   Erythropygia galactotes
60. Kalahari Scrub Robin   Erythropygia paena
61. Karoo Scrub Robin   Erythropygia coryphoeus
62. Black Scrub Robin   Cercotrichas podobe
63. Herero Chat   Namibornis herero
64. Madagascar Magpie-Robin   Copsychus albospecularis
65. Seychelles Magpie-Robin   Copsychus sechellarum
66. Oriental Magpie-Robin   Copsychus saularis
67. Philippine Magpie-Robin   Copsychus mindanensis
68. White-rumped Shama   Copsychus malabaricus
69. Andaman Shama   Copsychus albiventris
70. White-crowned Shama   Copsychus stricklandii
71. White-browed Shama   Copsychus luzoniensis
72. White-vented Shama   Copsychus niger
73. Black Shama   Copsychus cebuensis
74. Rufous-tailed Shama   Trichixos pyrropygus
75. Indian Robin   Saxicoloides fulicatus
76. Przevalski’s Redstart   Phoenicurus alaschanicus
77. Eversmann’s Redstart   Phoenicurus erythronotus
78. Blue-capped Redstart   Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
79. Black Redstart   Phoenicurus ochruros
80. Common Redstart   Phoenicurus phoenicurus
81. Hodgson’s Redstart   Phoenicurus hodgsoni
82. White-throated Redstart   Phoenicurus schisticeps
83. Daurian Redstart   Phoenicurus auroreus
84. Moussier’s Redstart   Phoenicurus moussieri
85. Güldenstädt’s Redstart   Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
86. Blue-fronted Redstart   Phoenicurus frontalis
87. White-bellied Redstart   Hodgsonius phoenicuroides
88. Plumbeous Water Redstart   Rhyacornis fuliginosa
89. Luzon Water Redstart   Rhyacornis bicolor
90. White-capped Redstart   Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
91. White-tailed Robin   Myiomela leucura
92. Sunda Robin   Myiomela diana
93. Nilgiri Blue Robin   Myiomela major
94. White-bellied Blue Robin   Myiomela albiventris
95. Blue-fronted Robin   Cinclidium frontale
96. Grandala   Grandala coelicolor
97. Little Forktail   Enicurus scouleri
98. Sunda Forktail   Enicurus velatus
99. Chestnut-naped Forktail   Enicurus ruficapillus
100. Black-backed Forktail   Enicurus immaculatus
101. Slaty-backed Forktail   Enicurus schistaceus
102. White-crowned Forktail   Enicurus leschenaulti
103. Spotted Forktail   Enicurus maculatus
104. Whinchat   Saxicola rubetra
105. White-browed Bush Chat   Saxicola macrorhynchus
106. White-throated Bush Chat   Saxicola insignis
107. Canary Islands Stonechat   Saxicola dacotiae
108. European Stonechat   Saxicola rubicola
109. Siberian Stonechat   Saxicola maurus
110. Stejneger’s Stonechat   Saxicola stejnegeri
111. African Stonechat   Saxicola torquatus
112. Madagascar Stonechat   Saxicola sibilla
113. Reunion Stonechat   Saxicola tectes
114. White-tailed Stonechat   Saxicola leucurus
115. Pied Bush Chat   Saxicola caprata
116. Jerdon’s Bush Chat   Saxicola jerdoni
117. Grey Bush Chat   Saxicola ferreus
118. White-bellied Bush Chat   Saxicola gutturalis
119. Buff-streaked Chat   Campicoloides bifasciatus
120. Red-rumped Wheatear   Oenanthe moesta
121. Capped Wheatear   Oenanthe pileata
122. Red-breasted Wheatear   Oenanthe bottae
123. Heuglin’s Wheatear   Oenanthe heuglini
124. Isabelline Wheatear   Oenanthe isabellina
125. Northern Wheatear   Oenanthe oenanthe
126. Somali Wheatear   Oenanthe phillipsi
127. Kurdish Wheatear   Oenanthe xanthoprymna
128. Red-tailed Wheatear   Oenanthe chrysopygia
129. Pied Wheatear   Oenanthe pleschanka
130. Cyprus Wheatear   Oenanthe cypriaca
131. Black-eared Wheatear   Oenanthe hispanica
132. Desert Wheatear   Oenanthe deserti
133. Mourning Wheatear   Oenanthe lugens
134. Abyssinian Wheatear   Oenanthe lugubris
135. Arabian Wheatear   Oenanthe lugentoides
136. Finsch’s Wheatear   Oenanthe finschii
137. Variable Wheatear   Oenanthe picata
138. Mountain Wheatear   Oenanthe monticola
139. Hume’s Wheatear   Oenanthe albonigra
140. White-crowned Wheatear   Oenanthe leucopyga
141. Black Wheatear   Oenanthe leucura
142. Hooded Wheatear   Oenanthe monacha
143. Blackstart   Oenanthe melanura
144. Brown Rock Chat   Oenanthe fusca
145. Familiar Chat   Oenanthe familiaris
146. Brown-tailed Rock Chat   Oenanthe scotocerca
147. Sombre Rock Chat   Oenanthe dubia
148. Sickle-winged Chat   Emarginata sinuata
149. Karoo Chat   Emarginata schlegelii
150. Tractrac Chat   Emarginata tractrac
151. Moorland Chat   Pinarochroa sordida
152. Congo Moor Chat   Myrmecocichla tholloni
153. Anteater Chat   Myrmecocichla aethiops
154. Ant-eating Chat   Myrmecocichla formicivora
155. Sooty Chat   Myrmecocichla nigra
156. Rüppell’s Black Chat   Myrmecocichla melaena
157. White-fronted Black Chat   Pentholaea albifrons
158. Arnot’s Chat   Pentholaea arnotti
159. Ruaha Chat   Pentholaea collaris
160. Mocking Cliff Chat   Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
161. White-crowned Cliff Chat   Thamnolaea coronata
162. Boulder Chat   Pinarornis plumosus
163. White-winged Cliff Chat   Monticola semirufus
164. Cape Rock Thrush   Monticola rupestris
165. Sentinel Rock Thrush   Monticola explorator
166. Short-toed Rock Thrush   Monticola brevipes
167. Miombo Rock Thrush   Monticola angolensis
168. Common Rock Thrush   Monticola saxatilis
169. Little Rock Thrush   Monticola rufocinereus
170. Blue Rock Thrush   Monticola solitarius
171. Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush   Monticola rufiventris
172. Blue-capped Rock Thrush   Monticola cinclorhynchus
173. White-throated Rock Thrush   Monticola gularis
174. Littoral Rock Thrush   Monticola imerina
175. Forest Rock Thrush   Monticola sharpei
176. Fraser’s Forest Flycatcher   Fraseria ocreata
177. White-browed Forest Flycatcher   Fraseria cinerascens
178. Angola Slaty Flycatcher   Dioptrornis brunneus
179. White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher   Dioptrornis fischeri
180. Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher   Dioptrornis chocolatinus
181. Nimba Flycatcher   Melaenornis annamarulae
182. Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher   Melaenornis ardesiacus
183. Northern Black Flycatcher   Melaenornis edolioides
184. Southern Black Flycatcher   Melaenornis pammelaina
185. Pale Flycatcher   Bradornis pallidus
186. Chat Flycatcher   Bradornis infuscatus
187. African Grey Flycatcher   Bradornis microrhynchus
188. Marico Flycatcher   Bradornis mariquensis
189. Fiscal Flycatcher   Sigelus silens
190. Silverbird   Empidornis semipartitus
191. Streak-breasted Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias additus
192. Russet-backed Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias oscillans
193. Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias brunneatus
194. Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias nicobaricus
195. Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias olivaceus
196. Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias umbratilis
197. Rufous-tailed Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias ruficauda
198. Henna-tailed Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias colonus
199. Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias gularis
200. White-throated Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias albigularis
201. White-browed Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias insignis
202. Slaty-backed Jungle Flycatcher   Rhinomyias goodfellowi
203. Spotted Flycatcher   Muscicapa striata
204. Gambaga Flycatcher   Muscicapa gambagae
205. Grey-streaked Flycatcher   Muscicapa griseisticta
206. Dark-sided Flycatcher   Muscicapa sibirica
207. Asian Brown Flycatcher   Muscicapa dauurica
208. Ashy-breasted Flycatcher   Muscicapa randi
209. Sumba Brown Flycatcher   Muscicapa segregata
210. Brown-breasted Flycatcher   Muscicapa muttui
211. Rusty-tailed Flycatcher   Muscicapa ruficauda
212. Ferruginous Flycatcher   Muscicapa ferruginea
213. Ashy Flycatcher   Muscicapa caerulescens
214. Swamp Flycatcher   Muscicapa aquatica
215. Cassin’s Flycatcher   Muscicapa cassini
216. Olivaceous Flycatcher   Muscicapa olivascens
217. Chapin’s Flycatcher   Muscicapa lendu
218. Itombwe Flycatcher   Muscicapa itombwensis
219. African Dusky Flycatcher   Muscicapa adusta
220. Little Grey Flycatcher   Muscicapa epulata
221. Yellow-footed Flycatcher   Muscicapa sethsmithi
222. Dusky-blue Flycatcher   Muscicapa comitata
223. Tessmann’s Flycatcher   Muscicapa tessmanni
224. Sooty Flycatcher   Muscicapa infuscata
225. Ussher’s Flycatcher   Muscicapa ussheri
226. Böhm’s Flycatcher   Muscicapa boehmi
227. Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher   Myioparus griseigularis
228. Grey Tit-Flycatcher   Myioparus plumbeus
229. Humblot’s Flycatcher   Humblotia flavirostris
230. European Pied Flycatcher   Ficedula hypoleuca
231. Atlas Pied Flycatcher   Ficedula speculigera
232. Collared Flycatcher   Ficedula albicollis
233. Semicollared Flycatcher   Ficedula semitorquata
234. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher   Ficedula zanthopygia
235. Narcissus Flycatcher   Ficedula narcissina
236. Green-backed Flycatcher   Ficedula elisae
237. Mugimaki Flycatcher   Ficedula mugimaki
238. Slaty-backed Flycatcher   Ficedula hodgsonii
239. Rufous-chested Flycatcher   Ficedula dumetoria
240. Tanimbar Flycatcher   Ficedula riedeli
241. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher   Ficedula strophiata
242. Red-breasted Flycatcher   Ficedula parva
243. Taiga Flycatcher   Ficedula albicilla
244. Kashmir Flycatcher   Ficedula subrubra
245. Snowy-browed Flycatcher   Ficedula hyperythra
246. Little Slaty Flycatcher   Ficedula basilanica
247. Rufous-throated Flycatcher   Ficedula rufigula
248. Cinnamon-chested Flycatcher   Ficedula buruensis
249. Damar Flycatcher   Ficedula henrici
250. Sumba Flycatcher   Ficedula harterti
251. Palawan Flycatcher   Ficedula platenae
252. Cryptic Flycatcher   Ficedula crypta
253. Furtive Flycatcher   Ficedula disposita
254. Lompobattang Flycatcher   Ficedula bonthaina
255. Little Pied Flycatcher   Ficedula westermanni
256. Ultramarine Flycatcher   Ficedula superciliaris
257. Slaty-blue Flycatcher   Ficedula tricolor
258. Sapphire Flycatcher   Ficedula sapphira
259. Black-and-orange Flycatcher   Ficedula nigrorufa
260. Black-banded Flycatcher   Ficedula timorensis
261. Blue-and-white Flycatcher   Cyanoptila cyanomelana
262. Dull-blue Flycatcher   Eumyias sordidus
263. Verditer Flycatcher   Eumyias thalassinus
264. Turquoise Flycatcher   Eumyias panayensis
265. Nilgiri Flycatcher   Eumyias albicaudatus
266. Indigo Flycatcher   Eumyias indigo
267. Hainan Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis hainanus
268. Pale Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis unicolor
269. Rück’s Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis ruckii
270. Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis herioti
271. White-bellied Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis pallipes
272. Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis poliogenys
273. Hill Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis banyumas
274. Large Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis magnirostris
275. Palawan Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis lemprieri
276. Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis tickelliae
277. Sunda Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis caerulatus
278. Bornean Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis superbus
279. Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis rubeculoides
280. Chinese Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis glaucicomans
281. Malaysian Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis turcosus
282. Mangrove Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis rufigastra
283. Tanahjampea Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis djampeanus
284. Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis omissus
285. Timor Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis hyacinthinus
286. Blue-fronted Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis hoevelli
287. Matinan Blue Flycatcher   Cyornis sanfordi
288. White-tailed Flycatcher   Cyornis concretus
289. White-gorgeted Flycatcher   Anthipes monileger
290. Rufous-browed Flycatcher   Anthipes solitaris
291. Fujian Niltava   Niltava davidi
292. Rufous-bellied Niltava   Niltava sundara
293. Rufous-vented Niltava   Niltava sumatrana
294. Vivid Niltava   Niltava vivida
295. Large Niltava   Niltava grandis
296. Small Niltava   Niltava macgrigoriae
297. Pygmy Flycatcher   Muscicapella hodgsoni