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Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto (Temminck, 1827)
Monarchidae — Monarchs
Shining Flycatcher, Myiagra alecto, is a bird of northern Australia and the Moluccas through to the Bismarck Archipelago. It belongs to the Monarchidae family and is part of the passerine order. Its breeding range also reaches north-eastern and eastern Australia. The bird is a long-tailed, slim songbird with a delicate bill. The male is glossy blue-black throughout. The female has chestnut upperparts, white underparts, and a black crown and face.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae — Monarchs
- Breeding range
- Australasia: n, s Moluccas to Bismarck Arch. and n, e Australia
