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Shining Flycatcher

Myiagra alecto

Photo by JeffCrocombe
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Mangroves at Hsiui, PNG.

Notes:

This is a female - the male is all black.

Reference Links:

Shining Flycatcher, Common Shining Flycatcher (Myiagra alecto) | the Internet Bird Collection

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Comments (4)
mary.gallo.m
Beautiful bird and great picture. Thanks to Project Noah, I get to see pictures of birds I will never get to see in real life. So wonderful. I'm an avid bird watcher and thanks for this spotting.

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