C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Monarchidae

Shining Flycatcher

Myiagra alecto

CIOC 6896

Shining Flycatcher

Myiagra alecto

Passeriformes · Monarchidae

Shining Flycatcher (Myiagra alecto).

ATK70

DEF46

6781 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 23.6 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 70

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 70).

DEF 46

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 46).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia: Northern & Southern Moluccas to Bismarck Arch. and Northern & Eastern Australia Habitat: Riverine

8 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Myiagra alecto alecto
Morotai to Obi (n Moluccas)
Myiagra alecto longirostris
Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas)
Myiagra alecto rufolateralis
Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea)
Myiagra alecto chalybeocephala
Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Geelvink Bay is. (nw New Guinea), mainland New Guinea and n coast satellites, Bismarck Arch. from Manus (e Admiralty Is.) through New Ireland and New Britain and satellites
Myiagra alecto lucida
D'Entrecasteaux, Trobriand, Woodlark and Louisiade Arch. (e of se New Guinea)
Myiagra alecto manumudari
Manum (=Manam, n of ne New Guinea)
Myiagra alecto melvillensis
ne WA to nw QLD (nw, nc Australia)
Myiagra alecto wardelli
Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea), Daru (se of Trans-Fly) and e Cape York Pen., ne QLD to se QLD (ne, e Australia)