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Old World flycatchers, chats, wheat-ears
Order:
Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
270 species
most habitats throughout Old World;
10-20 cm; ranging in colors from browns and black-and-white to bright reds and blues; males often more boldly or brightly colored than female; dorso-ventrally flattened bill;
primarily insects;
2-7 eggs in cup or cavity nest; monogamous; biparental care.
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