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Shining Flycatcher

Myiagra alecto
Family
Monarch Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
shifly1, SHFL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMonarch Flycatchers (Monarchidae)
SpeciesMyiagra alecto
Codesshifly1, SHFL
Identification

The Shining Flycatcher (Myiagra alecto) is a member of the Monarch Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code shifly1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Monarch Flycatchers
Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus nitens
African Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus cyanomelas
Short-crested Monarch
Hypothymis helenae
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Pale-blue Monarch
Hypothymis puella
Celestial Monarch
Hypothymis coelestis
Shining Flycatcher photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Myiagra alecto

Family: Monarch Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: shifly1