Shining Flycatcher
A species of Broad-billed Flycatchers and Allies Scientific name : Myiagra alecto Genus : Broad-billed Flycatchers and Allies
Shining Flycatcher, A species of Broad-billed Flycatchers and Allies
Botanical name: Myiagra alecto
Genus: Broad-billed Flycatchers and Allies
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Description
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. 
Size
19 cm
Feeding Habits
Shining Flycatcher primarily consumes insects, supplemented by fruit, molluscs, and crustaceans. Shining Flycatcher forages actively in dense vegetation up to 24m high, utilizing tail and wing movements to disturb prey. It employs hovering, gleaning, and flycatching techniques, often along tidal lines where water exposes food.
Habitat
The shining Flycatcher typically inhabits tropical lowland regions where water is a prominent feature. Its preferred environments include swamp-forests, forest edges, mangroves, and streamside vegetation, frequently seen amongst monsoon forests and coastal scrubs. This bird favors areas with abundant paperbark trees, pandanus, and secondary growth. It generally resides near water bodies and occasionally frequents patches of rainforest and monsoon forest.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
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