Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto
(L 6.9")
Daintree River
23Oct2016
In Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New
Guinea...in the Monarchidae family, i.e.,
small insectivorous songbirds with long tails.
Guinea...in the Monarchidae family, i.e.,
small insectivorous songbirds with long tails.
flash photos
female
The Flycatcher
‘Come into my parlour’
said the spider to the fly,
‘Let me show you how to live and love
before you die’,
(Pauline Whiteman)
© Marc
Anderson
Anderson
xeno-canto
Myiagra is Greek for fly catcher;
alecto is one of the three furies in
Greek Mythology, the deities who
avenged crimes and tormented
criminals.
alecto is one of the three furies in
Greek Mythology, the deities who
avenged crimes and tormented
criminals.
© eBird