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Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta(Latham, 1801)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Myiagra
At a glance
The Restless Flycatcher is a small bird, about 17–22 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 17–22 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Restless Flycatcher look like?
The Restless Flycatcher is a small bird, about 17–22 cm long and weighing 10–25 g.
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Restless Flycatcher?
The Restless Flycatcher is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
graeme lunt · Lal Lal VIC 3352, Australia
Call
Andrew Gilbert · Framlingham VIC 3265, Australia
Call
Thomas Mesaglio · Arthursleigh Farm property, New South Wales
Call
jimchurches · Hovells Creek NSW 2794, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Restless Flycatcher eat?
The Restless Flycatcher feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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