Editing Old World flycatcher (section)

==Description==
The appearance of these birds is very varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. They are small to medium birds, ranging from 9 to 22&nbsp;cm in length.<ref name="HBW11">del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). ''[[Handbook of the Birds of the World]]''. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. {{ISBN|84-96553-06-X}}.</ref> Many species are dull brown in colour, but the [[plumage]] of some can be much brighter, especially in the males.<ref>{{Cite web
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|access-date=June 3, 2010}}</ref>  Most have broad, flattened bills suited to catching insects in flight, although the few ground-foraging species typically have finer bills.<ref name=EoB>{{cite book |last=Perrins |first=C. |editor-last=Forshaw |editor-first=Joseph |year=1991 |title=Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds|publisher= Merehurst Press|location=London|pages= 194–195|isbn= 1-85391-186-0}}</ref>

Old World flycatchers live in almost every environment with a suitable supply of trees, from dense forest to open scrub, and even the montane woodland of the [[Himalayas]]. The more northerly species migrate south in winter, ensuring a continuous diet of insects.<ref name=EoB/>

Depending on the species, their [[bird nest|nest]]s are either well-constructed cups placed in a tree or cliff ledge, or simply lining in a pre-existing tree hole. The hole-nesting species tend to lay larger clutches, with an average of eight eggs, rather than just two to five.<ref name=EoB/>