Old World Flycatchers in Kenya
Our list for Kenya has 7 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 5 summer visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Kenya in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Mar
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusScarceRare13–15 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 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
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