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Leaden Flycatcher

Myiagra rubecula · Family Monarchidae

Myiagra rubecula

Family Monarchidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Monarchidae
GBIF occurrence records
193,938
Countries and territories with records
5
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About this species

This species has 193,938 occurrence records from 5 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.6% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.18% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Myiagra rubecula combines the genus name Myiagra with the species epithet rubecula. The Warbla app catalog lists 20 species of the genus Myiagra; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Myiagra inquieta, Myiagra alecto and Myiagra nana.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 92 species of the family Monarchidae. This species ranks 5th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Grallina cyanoleuca. Its record count is 4.7 times the family average (40,912). The family Monarchidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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