Leaden Flycatcher

Leaden Flycatcher

Myiagra rubecula

Least Concern

Aves · Passeriformes · Monarchidae

About

The leaden flycatcher is a species of passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. Around 15 cm (6 in) in length, the male is lustrous azure with white underparts, while the female possesses leaden head, mantle and back and rufous throat and breast. It is found in eastern and northern Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests in the northern parts of its range, in the south and inland it is eucalypt woodland.

Fun Fact

okyri - Schodde & Mason, IJ, 1999: An unusual non-migratory form found on Cape York Peninsula (north-eastern Australia).

Quick Facts

Habitat

Found from King Sound in northwestern Australia, across the Top End to Cape York, and then down the east coast to central-southern Victoria.

Diet

To be updated

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance