BirdUp · Species
Broad-billed Flycatcher
Myiagra ruficollis(Vieillot, 1818)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Myiagra
At a glance
The Broad-billed Flycatcher is a small bird, about 15–16 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 15–16 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Broad-billed Flycatcher look like?
The Broad-billed Flycatcher is a small bird, about 15–16 cm long and weighing 9–14 g.
The broad-billed flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in northern Australia, the Lesser Sunda Islands and southern New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Broad-billed Flycatcher?
The Broad-billed Flycatcher is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Broad-billed Flycatcher eat?
The Broad-billed Flycatcher feeds on terrestrial invertebrates and intertidal invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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