Old World Flycatchers in Tanzania
Our list for Tanzania has 5 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 5 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Tanzania in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Whinchat 12–14 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