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Myiagra ruficollis

Includes Tanimbar Flycatcher

M. r. mimikae (male)
Photo © by tcollins
Keep River National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, July 2010

M. r. mimikae (female)
Photo © by firecrest15
Lee Point, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2017

Distribution

Asia and Australasia
South-east Asia: Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Timor, Moluccas
Australasia: Papua New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 3 subspecies:

• M. r. ruficollis:

• Lesser Sundas and small islands in Flores Sea

• M. r. fulviventris:

• Tanimbar Islands (Larat, Yamdena and Selaru)

• M. r. mimikae:

• New Guinea; north-western Western Australia to Cape York Peninsula; Keppel Bay

Subspecies fulviventris is sometimes considered a separate species Tanimbar Flycatcher^[2].

Habitat

Moist lowland forests, mangroves and montanes.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Broad-billed Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Broad-billed_Flycatcher

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