Flycatchers – Family Overview

Flycatchers are small to medium-sized passerine birds known for their agile flight and insect-hunting behaviour. They typically perch quietly before making quick aerial sallies to catch flying insects.

This page brings together photographs and videos of flycatcher species recorded across different habitats, including forests, woodland edges, scrublands, and montane regions. Flycatchers display a wide variety of plumage patterns, seasonal colour changes, and vocalisations.

The collection includes resident as well as migratory flycatchers observed across multiple destinations. Many species play an important ecological role by controlling insect populations and are sensitive indicators of habitat quality.