Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · 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