Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,610
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The leaden flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula) 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Leaden flycatcher”.