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Muscicapidae

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Muscicapidae

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Also known as Old World flycatcher, flycatcher, flycatcher family, Old World flycatcher family

family of birds

OverviewAI-generated

Muscicapidae is a family of birds within the order Passeriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. It belongs to the superfamily Muscicapoidea and is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. The taxon, described by Fleming in 1822, is commonly referred to as flycatchers & batises. Its status is accepted, and it is distinct from families such as Tyrannidae, Stenostiridae, and Erythrocercidae.

Records for this family include 36,991,712 occurrences. Specific data from iDigBio lists 737 records and 81 media items, with specimens held by institutions ANWC and NMV. These records span countries including Madagascar, Timor-Leste, India, Lao People’S Democratic Republic, and Egypt. The family is noted in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and Pauly–Wissowa.

Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

flycatchers & batises

Muscicapidae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyMuscicapidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded36,991,712

Les Muscicapidae (ou muscicapidés) sont une famille de passereaux constituée de 58 genres et plus de 310 espèces. Insectivores, ils attendent leur proie, perchés sur une branche (rarement ils descendent à terre) et la capturent au vol grâce à leur bec très déprimé (plus large à la base que haut et à culmen très accentué). Généralement, ils ont un chant simple assez discret.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
737
With media
81
Family
Muscicapidae
Collections
ANWC, NMV
Recorded in
Madagascar, Timor-Leste, India, Lao People’S Democratic Republic, Egypt, Indonesia
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Muscicapoidea
Image
2019-08-23 Spotted Flycatcher, Town Moor, Newcastle, Northumberland 3.jpg
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Commons category
Muscicapidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Muscicapidae
Code of nomenclature
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Commons gallery
Muscicapidae
topic's main category
Category:Muscicapidae
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
different from
Erythrocercidae
taxon common name
fluesnapperfamilien
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Encyclopedic overview

The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) and northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), found also in North America. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing. The large family includes 357 species and is divided into 57 genera.

Taxonomy

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