Old World Flycatchers in Ethiopia
Our list for Ethiopia has 8 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 4 winter visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Ethiopia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenantheWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisWinter visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Bluethroat 13–14 cm
- Common Redstart 13–15 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 cm
- Nightingale 15–17 cm
- Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush 16–19 cm
- Blue Rock-thrush 21–23 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made