BirdUp · Species
Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta(Latham, 1801)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Myiagra
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The restless flycatcher or restless myiagra is a passerine bird in the family Monarchidae; it is also known as the razor grinder or scissors grinder because of its distinctive call. It is a native of eastern and southern Australia. Populations in New Guinea and northern Australia, which were at one time considered to be a subspecies, are now accepted as a separate species, the paperbark flycatcher. It is a small to medium-sized bird and has similar colouring to the willie wagtail.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-west WA and south SA to north-east QLD and VIC (south-west and east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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