SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa striata): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
LITTLE SLATY FLYCATCHER (Ficedula basilanica): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
CAPE BATIS (Batis capensis): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
GEOGRAPHIC RANGE
Old World flycatchers can be found in Europe, Asia, Africa, India, Micronesia, and Australia and New Guinea. The greatest concentration of species lives in tropical regions of Africa and Asia. African flycatchers are found only in Africa.
HABITAT
Some Old World flycatchers live in dry forests, grasslands, and savanna, while others prefer wetlands and moist forests. Still others make their homes in pastures, orchards, gardens, and residential landscaping.
DIET
Members of this family are all insect eaters, and some eat spiders.
OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS AND PEOPLE
Because of the beauty of their coloring and song, Old World flycatchers contribute to ecotourism, travel for the purpose of observing wildlife and learning about the environment without interfering.
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