Formerly placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae, it is now separated with some other "odd flycatchers" as the new family Stenostiridae (Beresford et al. 2005, Fuchs et al.
Previously categorized under the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae, it is now classified separately from some other "odd flycatchers" within the new family Stenostiridae (Beresford et al. 2005, Fuchs et al.).