Australian Monarch Flycatchers
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FAMILY : Monarch Flycatchers
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Frill-necked Monarch
(Arses lorealis) |
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The Frill-necked Monarch is a flycatcher. It is a black and white bird with black head, upper back and wings, and white front, neck collar, shoulders and lower back. The male's eye is surrounded by bare blue skin. The neck feathers can be raised... Click to continue> |
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Magpie Lark
(Grallina cyanoleuca) |
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The Magpie Lark is a common black and white bird. The male, female and immature have distinct markings. The male has black chest right up to his beak, with horizontal black stripe from beak through eye to back of head. The female has white throat... Click to continue> |
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Spectacled Monarch
(Monarcha trivirgatus) |
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White-eared Monarch
(Monarcha leucotis) |
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Broad-billed Flycatcher
(Myiagra ruficollis) |
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Leaden Flycatcher
(Myiagra rubecula) |
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Restless Flycatcher
(Myiagra inquieta) |
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A medium-sized bird with a glossy blue-black head, a small crest, white below from the chin to the undertail, with a blue-black bill surrounded by bristles. The back, wings and tail are darker grey and there may be a slight orange brown tint on the... Click to continue> |
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Satin Flycatcher
(Myiagra cyanoleuca) |
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Shining Flycatcher
(Myiagra alecto) |
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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... Click to continue> |
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Grey Fantail
(Rhipidura albiscapa) |
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The Grey Fantail is grey above, with white eyebrow, throat and tail edge. The tail is fan-shaped. It is a very active bird that performs aerial twists and turns as it chases insects. The female and male are similar. Click to continue> |
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Northern Fantail
(Rhipidura rufiventris) |
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Grey flycatcher, with a yellowish belly, white throat and a small eyebrow. Long grey fan tail with white outer margins. Tail held straighter and less fanned than the Grey Fantail. Whiskers around base of bill.
Common, usually seen alone or in... Click to continue> |
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Rufous Fantail
(Rhipidura rufifrons) |
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The Rufous Fantail has a distinctive reddish brown rump and fan shaped tail. The head and shoulders is grey-brown, becoming reddish brown on the lower back, rump and upper tail. It has a reddish-brown eyebrow. The throat is white, and the chest is... Click to continue> |
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Willie Wagtail
(Rhipidura leucophrys) |
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The Willie Wagtail is black above with a white belly. Has black throat and white eyebrows. Click to continue> |
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