Old World Flycatchers in Iceland
Our list for Iceland has 7 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor, 3 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Iceland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaScarceUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusScarceRare13–14 cmRegularly Oct
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Red-flanked Bluetail 13–14 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 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