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SHINING FLYCATCHER FACTS |
Description
Male entirely glossy black. Female rufous on back, wings and tail, black on head, white underneath. Juvenile similar to adult female.
Can be seen alone or in pairs. Feeds on invertebrates, and molluscs and crustaceans. Forages in vegetation or on the ground, often using tail-flicks to stir up insects. Breeds in the pre-wet and wet seasons. The nest is a cup of bark, twigs, spider web or similar material usually set in the fork of a tree. Eggs are white, bluish-white or greenish-white with spots of various brownish colours; 1-4 are laid.
Author credit: Lindley McKay
Habitat
Rainforest and other dense vegetation on the edges of freshwater and mangroves.
Food
Carnivore
Range
Northern and eastern Australia.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Species Description is from Museums Field Guide, Atlas of Living Australia at website at https://lists.ala.org.au Licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Monarchidae | | Genus: | Myiagra | | Species: | alecto | | Common Name: | Shining Flycatcher |
Relatives in same Genus
Satin Flycatcher (M. cyanoleuca)
Restless Flycatcher (M. inquieta)
Leaden Flycatcher (M. rubecula)
Broad-billed Flycatcher (M. ruficollis)
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