Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Leaden Flycatcher
The Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Myiagra rubecula
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Leaden Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Myiagra rubecula sciurorum
- Myiagra rubecula papuana
- Myiagra rubecula concinna
- Myiagra rubecula okyri
- Myiagra rubecula yorki
- Myiagra rubecula rubecula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Todus rubecula
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- Nova Hollandia = Sydney, New South Wales, fide Mathews, 1930, Syst. Avium Australasianarum, p. 500.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xxxii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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