BirdUp · Species
Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto(Temminck, 1827)
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Myiagra
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The shining flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in northern Australia, and from the Moluccas to the Bismarck Archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- North and south Moluccas to Bismarck Arch. and north 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
4 photos
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