Species profile
Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto
Quick answer
Local name Man Mosré (Sansundi). Range M. a. chalybeocephala Biak, Supiori, Numfor, Yapen, Kurudu. Status Resident. Obtained by most collectors and recorded by virtually all visitors. Widespread and common in riverine and streamside forest.
- Scientific name
- Myiagra alecto
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Myiagra
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Shining Flycatcher in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Monarchidae
- African Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)
- Annobon Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone smithii)
- Asiatic paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
- Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla)
- Bates's Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone batesi)
- Bedford's Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bedfordi)
- Biak Flycatcher (Myiagra atra)
- Biak Monarch (Symposiachrus brehmii)