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Old World Flycatchers & Chats of France

27 Old World flycatchers and chats recorded in France on the eBird network and profiled in the Birbs encyclopedia — the full list, with photos, sounds and ID notes, plus what's near you now.

By Birbs Editorial Updated 2 min read
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Photo: Tisha Mukherjee / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

27 Old World flycatchers and chats have been recorded in France on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and carry a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia. Every bird below is a member of this group — the family Muscicapidae. Start with the well-known species, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.

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Old World Flycatchers & Chats of France to know first

The full list — 27 Old World flycatchers and chats of France in our library

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Species and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Family grouping follows the IOC World Bird List. Tap any bird for its full profile.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Old World flycatchers and chats are found in France?

27 Old World flycatchers and chats that we profile appear on France's eBird-reported checklist. The full A–Z list is on this page; the real total can shift as eBird records are added.

Are all of these Old World flycatchers and chats really found there?

Yes — each one is on France's eBird checklist (reported by birders to the Cornell Lab's eBird), and each of these Old World flycatchers and chats belongs to the family group named on this page. We don't rank them by abundance, because that varies by season and locale.

Where can I see Old World flycatchers and chats in France right now?

Use Birds Near You for live, location-based reports, or turn on rare-bird alerts to hear when a notable one shows up close to you.

Sources & further reading

  1. eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology (opens in a new tab)
  2. IOC World Bird List (family taxonomy) (opens in a new tab)
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