Family Muscicapidae
(Old World flycatchers)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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  Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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  Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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  Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
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  Phylum Chordata (chordates)
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  Craniata (craniates)
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  Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
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  Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
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  Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
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  Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
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  Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
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  Amniota (amniotes)
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  Class Reptilia (reptiles)
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  Diapsida (birds, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and relatives)
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  Archosauria (birds and crocodiles)
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  Class Aves (birds)
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  Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
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  Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
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  Order Passeriformes (perching birds)
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  Passerida
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  Muscicapoidea (thrushes, sparrows, and relatives)
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  Family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers)
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  Genus Campicoloides
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  Genus Cercomela
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  Genus Cercotrichas
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  Genus Chaimarrornis
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  Genus Cichladusa
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  Genus Cinclidium
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  Genus Copsychus (shamas)
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  Genus Cossypha
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  Genus Cossyphicula
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  Genus Culicicapa
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  Genus Cyanoptila
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  Genus Cyornis
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  Genus Empidornis
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  Genus Enicurus
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  Genus Erithacus
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  Genus Eumyias
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  Genus Ficedula (narcissus flycatchers)
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  Genus Fraseria
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  Genus Grandala
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  Genus Hodgsonius
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  Genus Humblotia
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  Genus Irania
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  Genus Luscinia (rubythroats)
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  Genus Melaenornis
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  Genus Monticola (rock-thrushes)
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  Genus Muscicapa (Old World flycatchers)
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  Genus Muscicapella
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  Genus Myiomela
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  Genus Myioparus
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  Genus Myrmecocichla
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  Genus Namibornis
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  Genus Niltava
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  Genus Oenanthe (wheatears)
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  Genus Phoenicurus
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  Genus Pinarornis
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  Genus Pogonocichla
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  Genus Pseudocossyphus
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  Genus Rhinomyias
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  Genus Rhyacornis
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  Genus Saxicola
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  Genus Saxicoloides
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  Genus Sheppardia
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  Genus Stenostira
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  Genus Stiphrornis
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  Genus Swynnertonia
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  Genus Thamnolaea
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  Genus Trichixos
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  Genus Xenocopsychus