Species of bird
Shining flycatcher |
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Male M. a. wardelli |
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Female |
Conservation status |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Monarchidae |
Genus: | Myiagra |
Species: | M. alecto |
Binomial name |
Myiagra alecto
(Temminck, 1827) |
Subspecies |
See text |
Synonyms |
- Drymophila alecto
- Monarcha alecto
- Piezorhynchus alecto
- Piezorhynchus nitidus
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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.
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]
- M. a. alecto - (Temminck, 1827): Found in northern and central Moluccas
- M. a. longirostris - (Mathews, 1928): Found on Tanimbar Islands
- M. a. rufolateralis - (Gray, GR, 1858): Originally described as a separate species. Found on the Aru Islands (south-west of New Guinea)
- M. a. chalybeocephala - (Lesson, R & Garnot, 1828): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Muscicapa. Found on the western Papuan islands, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago
- M. a. lucida - Gray, GR, 1858: Originally described as a separate species. Found on the eastern Papuan islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands and Louisiade Archipelago
- M. a. manumudari - (Rothschild & Hartert, 1915): Found on Manam (off north-eastern New Guinea)
- M. a. melvillensis - (Mathews, 1912): Found in north-western and north-central Australia
- M. a. wardelli - (Mathews, 1911): Found in southern New Guinea, north-eastern and eastern Australia
Gallery
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M. a. wardelli, female and nest on the Daintree River, Queensland
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M. a. wardelli, male, showing orange throat
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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Subfamily Terpsiphoninae |
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Hypothymis | - Black-naped monarch (H. azurea)
- Pale-blue monarch (H. puella)
- Short-crested monarch (H. helenae)
- Celestial monarch (H. coelestis)
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Trochocercus | - Blue-mantled crested flycatcher (T. cyanomelas)
- Blue-headed crested flycatcher (T. nitens)
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Terpsiphone (Paradise flycatchers) | - Bedford's paradise flycatcher (T. bedfordi)
- Rufous-vented paradise flycatcher (T. rufocinerea)
- Red-bellied paradise flycatcher (T. rufiventer)
- Annobón paradise flycatcher (T. smithii)
- Bates's paradise flycatcher (T. batesi)
- African paradise flycatcher (T. viridis)
- Indian paradise flycatcher (T. paradisi)
- Blyth's paradise flycatcher (T. affinis)
- Amur paradise flycatcher (T. incei)
- Japanese paradise flycatcher (T. atrocaudata)
- Blue paradise flycatcher (T. cyanescens)
- Rufous paradise flycatcher (T. cinnamomea)
- São Tomé paradise flycatcher (T. atrochalybeia)
- Malagasy paradise flycatcher (T. mutata)
- Seychelles paradise flycatcher (T. corvina)
- Mascarene paradise flycatcher (T. bourbonnensis)
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Subfamily Monarchinae |
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Chasiempis (‘Elepaios) | - Kauaʻi ʻelepaio (C. sclateri)
- O'ahu ʻelepaio (C. ibidis)
- Hawaiʻi ʻelepaio (C. sandwichensis)
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Pomarea | - Rarotonga monarch (P. dimidiata)
- Tahiti monarch (P. nigra)
- Marquesan monarch (P. mendozae)
- Ua Pou monarch (P. mira)
- Iphis monarch (P. iphis)
- Fatu Hiva monarch (P. whitneyi)
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Mayrornis | - Vanikoro monarch (M. schistaceus)
- Ogea monarch (M. versicolor)
- Slaty monarch (M. lessoni)
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Neolalage | - Buff-bellied monarch (N. banksiana)
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Clytorhychus (Shrikebills) | - Southern shrikebill (C. pachycephaloides)
- Fiji shrikebill (C. vitiensis)
- Black-throated shrikebill (C. nigrogularis)
- Santa Cruz shrikebill (C. sanctaecrucis)
- Rennell shrikebill (C. hamlini)
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Metabolus | - Chuuk monarch (M. rugensis)
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Symposiachrus | - Black monarch (S. axillaris)
- Spot-winged monarch (S. guttula)
- Black-bibbed monarch (S. mundus)
- Flores monarch (S. sacerdotum)
- Boano monarch (S. boanensis)
- Louisiade monarch (S. melanopterus)
- Spectacled monarch (S. trivirgatus)
- Moluccan monarch (S. bimaculatus)
- Kai monarch (S. leucurus)
- Tanahjampea monarch (S. everetti)
- Buru monarch (S. loricatus)
- Kofiau monarch (S. julianae)
- Biak monarch (S. brehmii)
- Hooded monarch (S. manadensis)
- Manus monarch (S. infelix)
- Mussau monarch (S. menckei)
- Black-tailed monarch (S. verticalis)
- Solomons monarch (S. barbatus)
- Kolombangara monarch (S. browni)
- White-collared monarch (S. vidua)
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Monarcha | - Rufous monarch (M. rubiensis)
- Island monarch (M. cinerascens)
- Black-faced monarch (M. melanopsis)
- Black-winged monarch (M. frater)
- Bougainville monarch (M. erythrostictus)
- Chestnut-bellied monarch (M. castaneiventris)
- White-capped monarch (M. richardsii)
- Yap monarch (M. godeffroyi)
- Tinian monarch (M. takatsukasae)
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Carterornis | - White-eared monarch (C. leucotis)
- White-naped monarch (C. pileatus)
- Golden monarch (C. chrysomela)
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Arses | - Ochre-collared monarch (A. insularis)
- Frilled monarch (A. telescopthalmus)
- Frill-necked monarch (A. lorealis)
- Pied monarch (A. kaupi)
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Grallina | - Magpie-lark (G. cyanoleuca)
- Torrent-lark (G. bruijni)
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Myiagra | - Oceanic flycatcher (M. oceanica)
- Palau flycatcher (M. erythrops)
- Pohnpei flycatcher (M. pluto)
- Moluccan flycatcher (M. galeata)
- Biak black flycatcher (M. atra)
- Leaden flycatcher (M. rubecula)
- Steel-blue flycatcher (M. ferrocyanea)
- Makira flycatcher (M. cervinicauda)
- Melanesian flycatcher (M. caledonica)
- Vanikoro flycatcher (M. vanikorensis)
- Samoan flycatcher (M. albiventris)
- Azure-crested flycatcher (M. azureocapilla)
- Chestnut-throated flycatcher (M. castaneigularis)
- Broad-billed flycatcher (M. ruficollis)
- Satin flycatcher (M. cyanoleuca)
- Shining flycatcher (M. alecto)
- Velvet flycatcher (M. hebetior)
- Paperbark flycatcher (M. nana)
- Restless flycatcher (M. inquieta)
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Taxon identifiers |
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Myiagra alecto | |
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