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Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula (Latham, 1801)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Leaden Flycatcher
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Open encyclopedia reference
The leaden flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula) 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Leaden flycatcher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:29:54.331591+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myiagra rubecula (Latham, 1801)
- Name authority
- (Latham, 1801)
- Common name
- Leaden Flycatcher
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Myiagra
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMonarchidae Bonaparte, 1854
- genusMyiagra Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
- speciesMyiagra rubecula (Latham, 1801)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myiagra. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Samoan FlycatcherMyiagra albiventris (Peale, 1849) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alecto (Temminck, 1827) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Azure-crested FlycatcherMyiagra azureocapilla E. L. Layard, 1875 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Makira FlycatcherMyiagra cervinicauda Tristram, 1879 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Palau BroadbillMyiagra erythrops Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moluccan FlycatcherMyiagra galeata G. R. Gray, 1861 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paperbark FlycatcherMyiagra nana (Gould, 1870) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pohnpei BroadbillMyiagra pluto Finsch, 1876 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Broad-billed FlycatcherMyiagra ruficollis (Vieillot, 1818) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Biak Black FlycatcherMyiagra atra A. B. Meyer, 1874 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1818) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Steel-blue FlycatcherMyiagra ferrocyanea E. P. Ramsay, 1879 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Todus rubecula Latham, 1801 Latham, 1801 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561293 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:452N8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.