Myiagra ruficollis
| Broad-billed flycatcher | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Myiagra |
| Species: | M. ruficollis |
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Myiagra ruficollis (Vieillot, 1818) |
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The broad-billed flycatcher (Myiagra ruficollis) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Prior to 2008, the subspecies M. r. fulviventris was considered to be a full species as the Tanimbar flycatcher (Myiagra fulviventris) - Sclater, PL, 1883 and also known as the buff-bellied flycatcher, but this should not be confused with the identically named Tanimbar flycatcher (Ficedula riedeli) of the Family Muscicapidae.
Three subspecies are recognized:
In northern Australia, the broad-billed flycatcher is commonly found in moist forests and scrub surrounding permanent and seasonal fresh water areas such as billabongs and wet season marshes. Its size ranges from 14 to 17 cm. The bird feeds in the forest canopy on insects and small invertebrates. Unlike co-resident related species such as the paperbark flycatcher (M. nana) the broad-billed flycatcher is rarely seen hawking for insects in open areas outside the canopy.
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