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Leaden Flycatcher

Myiagra rubecula (Latham, J 1801)

The leaden flycatcher is a species of passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. Around 15 cm (6 in) in length, the male is lustrous azure with white underparts, while the female possesses leaden head, mantle and back and rufous throat and breast. It is found in eastern and northern Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests in the northern parts of its range, in the south and inland it is eucalypt woodland. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Monarchidae
Genus:
   Myiagra
Scientific:
  Myiagra rubecula

Original description

Citation:
  (Latham, J 1801)

Reference:
   Suppl. Indicis Orn.

Protonym:
  Todus rubecula

Type locality:
  Nova Hollandia = Sydney, New South Wales, fide Mathews, 1930, Syst. Avium Australasianarum, p. 500.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/38/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CCCF40F2B83287B0

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CCCF40F2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CCCF40F2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561293

Geographic range:

  • Myiagra rubecula: southern and southeastern New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia
  • Myiagra rubecula rubecula: southeastern Australia (northeastern New South Wales to central and southern Victoria); winters to north
  • Myiagra rubecula papuana: savanna of southern New Guinea and Boigu Island (northern Torres Strait Islands)
  • Myiagra rubecula sciurorum: D'Entrecasteaux and Louisiade archipelagos (off southeastern New Guinea)
  • Myiagra rubecula concinna: northern Australia (King Sound, Western Australia to northwestern Queensland)
  • Myiagra rubecula yorki: eastern Australia (Burdekin River, Queensland to far northeastern New South Wales)
  • Myiagra rubecula okyri: northern Queensland (Cape York Peninsula)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Leaden Flycatcher
Catalan:
monarca plumbi
Czech:
muchálek olověnobarvý
Danish:
Blygrå Monark
German:
Silbermonarch
Spanish:
Monarca Plomizo
Spanish (Spain):
Monarca Plomizo
Finnish:
lyijymonarkki
French:
Monarque rougegorge
Croatian:
olovasti monarh
Italian:
Pigliamosche piombato
Japanese (romaji):
namariirohirahashi
Japanese:
ナマリイロヒラハシ
Lithuanian:
Sidabrauodegė miagra
Dutch:
Zilvermonarch
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blymonark
Norwegian:
Blymonark
Polish:
muszarka blada
Portuguese:
papa-moscas-plúmbeo
Portuguese (Portugal):
monarca-plúmbeo
Russian:
Серебристая миагра
Slovak:
monarch volavý
Serbian:
Olovna muharica
Swedish:
blågrå monark
Ukrainian:
Міагра сріблиста
Chinese:
铅灰阔嘴鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
鉛灰闊嘴鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Catalan: monarca plumbi
Czech: muchálek olověnobarvý, Muchálek olovený
Danish: Blygrå Monark
German: Silbermonarch, Silber-Monarch, Silbermyiagra
English: Leaden Flycatcher, Leaden Myiagra, Leaden Myiagra Flycatcher
English, HBW: Leaden Flycatcher
English (IOC): Leaden Flycatcher
English (United States): Leaden Flycatcher
Spanish: Miagra Plomiza, Monarca Plomizo
Spanish (Spain): Monarca Plomizo
Spanish (HBW): Leaden Flycatcher
Finnish: Lyijymonarkki
French: Gobemouche argenté, Monarque rougegorge
Croatian: olovasti monarh
Indonesian: Sikatan Kelam
Italian: Miagra plumbea, Pigliamosche piombato
Japanese (romaji): namariirohirahashi
Japanese: ナマリイロヒラハシ
Scientific: Myiagra rubecula, Myiagra rubecula rubecula, Myiagra rubeculoides, Todus rubecula
Lithuanian: Sidabrauodegė miagra
Dutch: Zilvermonarch
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blymonark
Norwegian: Blymonark
Polish: muszarka blada
Portuguese: papa-moscas-plúmbeo
Portuguese (Portugal): monarca-plúmbeo
Russian: Серебристая миагра
Slovak: monarch volavý
Serbian: Olovna muharica
Swedish: blågrå monark, Blygrå flugsnappare
Turkish: Kurşuni monark
Ukrainian: Міагра сріблиста
Chinese: 铅灰阔嘴鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 鉛灰闊嘴鶲

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