List of birds of Benin
Old World flycatchers
Old World flycatchers
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Order: [Passeriformes](/wiki/Passeriformes "Passeriformes")Family: [Muscicapidae](/wiki/Muscicapidae "Muscicapidae")

Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.

* [Spotted flycatcher](/wiki/Spotted_flycatcher "Spotted flycatcher"), *Muscicapa striata* (A)
* [Swamp flycatcher](/wiki/Swamp_flycatcher "Swamp flycatcher"), *Muscicapa aquatica*
* [Pale flycatcher](/wiki/Pale_flycatcher "Pale flycatcher"), *Agricola pallidus*
* [White\-browed forest\-flycatcher](/wiki/White-browed_forest-flycatcher "White-browed forest-flycatcher"), *Fraseria cinerascens* (A)
* [African forest\-flycatcher](/wiki/African_forest-flycatcher "African forest-flycatcher"), *Fraseria ocreata*
* [Gray tit\-flycatcher](/wiki/Gray_tit-flycatcher "Gray tit-flycatcher"), *Fraseria plumbea*
* [Ashy flycatcher](/wiki/Ashy_flycatcher "Ashy flycatcher"), *Fraseria caerulescens*
* [Northern black\-flycatcher](/wiki/Northern_black-flycatcher "Northern black-flycatcher"), *Melaenornis edolioides*
* [Black scrub\-robin](/wiki/Black_scrub-robin "Black scrub-robin"), *Cercotrichas podobe* (A)
* [Rufous\-tailed scrub\-robin](/wiki/Rufous-tailed_scrub-robin "Rufous-tailed scrub-robin"), *Cercotrichas galactotes* (A)
* [Snowy\-crowned robin\-chat](/wiki/Snowy-crowned_robin-chat "Snowy-crowned robin-chat"), *Cossypha niveicapilla*
* [White\-crowned robin\-chat](/wiki/White-crowned_robin-chat "White-crowned robin-chat"), *Cossypha albicapilla*
* [Orange\-breasted forest robin](/wiki/Forest_robin "Forest robin"), *Stiphrornis erythrothorax*
* [Common nightingale](/wiki/Common_nightingale "Common nightingale"), *Luscinia megarhynchos*
* [European pied flycatcher](/wiki/European_pied_flycatcher "European pied flycatcher"), *Ficedula hypoleuca*
* [Common redstart](/wiki/Common_redstart "Common redstart"), *Phoenicurus phoenicurus*
* [Rufous\-tailed rock\-thrush](/wiki/Rufous-tailed_rock-thrush "Rufous-tailed rock-thrush"), *Monticola saxatilis* (A)
* [Whinchat](/wiki/Whinchat "Whinchat"), *Saxicola rubetra*
* [Mocking cliff\-chat](/wiki/Mocking_cliff-chat "Mocking cliff-chat"), *Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris*
* [Northern wheatear](/wiki/Northern_wheatear "Northern wheatear"), *Oenanthe oenanthe*
* [Heuglin's wheatear](/wiki/Heuglin%27s_wheatear "Heuglin's wheatear"), *Oenanthe heuglini*
* [White\-fronted black\-chat](/wiki/White-fronted_black-chat "White-fronted black-chat"), *Oenanthe albifrons*
* [Familiar chat](/wiki/Familiar_chat "Familiar chat"), *Oenanthe familiaris*


Are there any cultural or historical significance of Old World flycatchers?