Shining flycatcher

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Shining flycatcher
Shining flycatcher (Myiagra alecto wardelli) male Daintree.jpg
Male M. a. wardelli
Myiagra alecto melvillensis 1.jpg
Female
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Myiagra
Species:
M. alecto
Binomial name
Myiagra alecto
(Temminck, 1827)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Drymophila alecto
  • Monarcha alecto
  • Piezorhynchus alecto
  • Piezorhynchus nitidus

The shining flycatcher (Myiagra alecto) 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.

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Description

A long-tailed, slender songbird with fine bill. Male entirely glossy blue-black. Female a rich chestnut above, white below, with black crown and face (in poor light, may appear dark above; compare Restless and Paperbark flycatchers). Song a clear whistled “towhit-too-towhit.”

Taxonomy and systematics

The shining flycatcher was originally described in the genus Drymophila and subsequently placed by some authorities in the genus Monarcha . Alternate names include common shining flycatcher, shining monarch, shining monarch flycatcher, shining Myiagra and shining Myiagra-flycatcher.

Subspecies

Eight subspecies are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Myiagra alecto". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22707409A118760969. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707409A118760969.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi: 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4 .