Old World Flycatchers and Chats in Iraq

Learn about 13 birds from the Old World Flycatchers and Chats family (Muscicapidae) found in Iraq. Includes 12 regular species and 1 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

Accentors Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bee-eaters Bush Warblers Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Cuckoos Dippers Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Flamingos Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hoopoes Ibises and Spoonbills Kingfishers Larks Leaf Warblers Long-tailed Tits Nightjars Nuthatches Old World Buntings Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Orioles Old World Sparrows Old World Warblers Osprey Oystercatchers Parrots Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Shrikes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts Thick-knees Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Typical Owls Woodpeckers Wrens

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Black Redstart

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Least Concern

Blue Rock-thrush

Blue Rock-thrush

Monticola solitarius

Least Concern

Bluethroat

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Least Concern

Common Redstart

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Least Concern

European Pied Flycatcher

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Least Concern

European Robin

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Least Concern

Nightingale

Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Least Concern

Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Least Concern

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Least Concern

Stonechat

Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Least Concern

Wheatear

Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Least Concern

Whinchat

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Least Concern

Black Redstart

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Least Concern

Blue Rock-thrush

Blue Rock-thrush

Monticola solitarius

Least Concern

Bluethroat

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Least Concern

Common Redstart

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Least Concern

European Pied Flycatcher

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Least Concern

European Robin

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Least Concern

Nightingale

Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Least Concern

Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Least Concern

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Least Concern

Stonechat

Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Least Concern

Wheatear

Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Least Concern

Whinchat

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Least Concern

Vagrant Muscicapidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Hooded Wheatear

Hooded Wheatear

Oenanthe monacha

Least Concern

Vagrant Muscicapidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Hooded Wheatear

Hooded Wheatear

Oenanthe monacha

Least Concern

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Accentors Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bee-eaters Bush Warblers Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Cuckoos Dippers Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Flamingos Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hoopoes Ibises and Spoonbills Kingfishers Larks Leaf Warblers Long-tailed Tits Nightjars Nuthatches Old World Buntings Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Orioles Old World Sparrows Old World Warblers Osprey Oystercatchers Parrots Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Shrikes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts Thick-knees Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Typical Owls Woodpeckers Wrens