Restless Flycatcher

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iRestless Flycatcher
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae Genus: Myiagra Species: M. inquieta
Binomial name
Myiagra inquieta (Latham, 1802)

The Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta is a passerine bird. It was previously classified with the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, but the paradise flycatchers, monarch flycatchers and Australasian fantails are now normally grouped with the drongos in the family Dicruridae, which has most of its members in Australasia and tropical southern Asia.

The Restless Flycatcher is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. It is about 20cm long, with a glossy dark blue crown, a grey back and white underparts. It is similar to the Willie Wagtail, though the lack of a black throat & white eyebrow are distinguishing features. Its main food is insects.

This bird builds a cup-shaped nest from shredded bark & grasses, matted & bound with Spider-webbing. Linings used are soft bark, grasses, hair or feathers. It is often decorated with lichen, strips of bark or spiders' egg sacs. The nest site is in the fork of a well-foliaged tree mostly near or overhanging water, though it can be up to twenty or more metres above the ground.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Myiagra inquieta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• Cooloola Birds - Restless Flycatcher