About Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Overview

The Chats, Old World Flycatchers are a family of birds (Latin: Muscicapidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 57 genera and 355 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Oriental Region, Africa, the Palearctic. Notable genera include Ficedula, Cyornis, Oenanthe. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 57 genera and 355 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Oriental Region, Africa, the Palearctic.