All the genes of Paradoxornis gularis and Niltava davidi complete mitochondrial genomes encoded on the H-strand, apart from one PCG (ND6) and eight tRNAs (tRNA Gln , tRNA Ala , tRNA Asn , tRNA Cys , tRNA Tyr , tRNA Ser(UCN) , tRNA Pro , and tRNA Glu). Strikingly large tandem repeats were found in the control region (CR) of P. gularis mitogenome. The phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that P. gularis possessed a basal phylogenetic position within the genus Paradoxornis, and N. davidi was more closely related to Cyanoptila cyanomelana than other Muscicapidae species.