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A photo of a Paperbark Flycatcher (Myiagra nana)
Paperbark Flycatcher

Paperbark Flycatcher

Myiagra nana

The paperbark flycatcher (Myiagra nana), also known as the little restless flycatcher, is a passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. It occurs in tropical woodland and riverine habitats of northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Previously, some authorities lumped the paperbark flycatcher as a distinctive subspecies of the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) of southern and eastern Australia, with which it forms a superspecies. The paperbark flycatcher is broadly similar to the restless flycatcher, with entirely black upperparts from the crown and sides of the head, in contrast with entirely white underparts from the throat to the vent. It is a smaller bird, at only two-thirds the weight of its southern relative, and has a proportionately shorter and broader bill, with longer and stouter rictal bristles. There is no overlap in size between the species. The back and the crown of nana are the same glossy black, while inquieta has a slightly paler, slate-grey, back. There are also differences in the vocalisations: nana almost never use the distinctive "scissors-grinding" call of inquieta.
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Matthew Egan
Tuesday 04 Oct 2022 - 5:23pm
Australia
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Matthew Egan
Monday 03 Oct 2022 - 6:29am
Australia
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Matthew Egan
Saturday 01 Oct 2022 - 4:55pm
Australia
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Matthew Egan
Saturday 01 Oct 2022 - 12:42pm
Australia
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