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==Taxonomy== |
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[[File:Restless Flycatcher Dayboro.JPG|thumb|left|Photographed at Dayboro, SE Queensland, Australia]] |
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Also known colloquially as razor grinder,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article887648 |title=Some Familiar Birds |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |date=10 September 1879 |accessdate=9 August 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> scissors grinder or dishwasher on account of its unusual [[bird vocalization|call]],{{sfn|Boles|1988|p=349}} the restless flycatcher was first described by ornithologist [[John Latham (ornithologist)|John Latham]] in |
Also known colloquially as razor grinder,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article887648 |title=Some Familiar Birds |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |date=10 September 1879 |accessdate=9 August 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> scissors grinder or dishwasher on account of its unusual [[bird vocalization|call]],{{sfn|Boles|1988|p=349}} the restless flycatcher was first described by ornithologist [[John Latham (ornithologist)|John Latham]] in 1801 under the [[binomial name]] ''Turdus inquietus''.<ref>{{ cite book | last=Latham | first=John | author-link=John Latham (ornithologist) | year=1801 | title=Supplementum indicis ornithologici sive systematis ornithologiae | place=London | publisher=Leigh & Sotheby | language=Latin | url=http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33261414 | page=xl }}</ref>. Its specific epithet is derived from the [[Latin]] ''inquietus'' 'restless'.{{sfn|Simpson|1979|p=883}} Populations from northern Australia and New Guinea, formerly considered a distinctive subspecies, are now separated as the [[paperbark flycatcher]] (''Myiagra nana''), with which it forms a [[superspecies]].{{sfn|Schodde|Mason|1999|pp=518–519}}{{sfn|Christidis|Boles|2008|p=200}} |
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It is found in southern and eastern Australia. It is about {{convert|20|cm|0|abbr=on}} long, with a glossy dark blue crown, a grey back and white underparts. It is similar to the [[willie wagtail]], though the lack of a black throat and white eyebrow are distinguishing features. Its main food is [[insect]]s. |
It is found in southern and eastern Australia. It is about {{convert|20|cm|0|abbr=on}} long, with a glossy dark blue crown, a grey back and white underparts. It is similar to the [[willie wagtail]], though the lack of a black throat and white eyebrow are distinguishing features. Its main food is [[insect]]s. |
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The restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) is a passerine bird in the family Monarchidae; it is also known as the razor grinder or scissors grinder because of its distinctive call. It is a native of eastern and southern Australia. Populations in New Guinea and northern Australia, which were at one time considered to be a subspecies, are now accepted as a separate species, Myiagra nana, the paperbark flycatcher. It is about 20 cm (8 in) long, with a glossy dark blue crown, a grey back and white underparts, and is similar in appearance to the willie wagtail. Its cup-shaped nest, built in the fork of a tree branch, consists of grasses and shredded bark, bound together with spider webbing and often decorated with lichen, bark fragments and the egg-sacs of spiders.
Taxonomy
Also known colloquially as razor grinder,[2] scissors grinder or dishwasher on account of its unusual call,[3] the restless flycatcher was first described by ornithologist John Latham in 1801 under the binomial name Turdus inquietus.[4]. Its specific epithet is derived from the Latin inquietus 'restless'.[5] Populations from northern Australia and New Guinea, formerly considered a distinctive subspecies, are now separated as the paperbark flycatcher (Myiagra nana), with which it forms a superspecies.[6][7]
It is found in southern and eastern Australia. It is about 20 cm (8 in) long, with a glossy dark blue crown, a grey back and white underparts. It is similar to the willie wagtail, though the lack of a black throat and white eyebrow are distinguishing features. Its main food is insects.
This bird builds a cup-shaped nest from shredded bark and grasses, matted and bound with spider-webbing. Linings used are soft bark, grasses, hair or feathers. It is often decorated with lichen, strips of bark or spiders' egg sacs. The nest site is in the fork of a well-foliaged tree mostly near or overhanging water, though it can be up to twenty or more metres above the ground.[8]
Footnotes
- ^ IUCN Red List 2012.
- ^ "Some Familiar Birds". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 10 September 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Boles 1988, p. 349.
- ^ Latham, John (1801). Supplementum indicis ornithologici sive systematis ornithologiae (in Latin). London: Leigh & Sotheby. p. xl.
- ^ Simpson 1979, p. 883.
- ^ Schodde & Mason 1999, pp. 518–519.
- ^ Christidis & Boles 2008, p. 200.
- ^ Beruldsen 2003, p. 369.
- References
- Cited texts
- Beruldsen, Gordon (2003). Australian Birds: Their Nests and Eggs (revised ed.). Kenmore Hills, Qld: self. ISBN 978-0-646-42798-0. OCLC 615122047.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Boles, Walter E. (1988). The Robins and Flycatchers of Australia. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 978-0-207-15400-3. OCLC 59196420.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Christidis, Les; Boles, Walter (2008). Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-06511-6. OCLC 488685950. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Schodde, Richard; Mason, Ian J. (1999). The Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-06456-0. OCLC 499953986.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Simpson, D. P. (1979). Cassell's Latin Dictionary (5 ed.). London: Cassell Ltd. ISBN 978-0-304-52257-6. OCLC 7260402.
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External links
- ABID Images
- Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) videos and photos at Internet Bird Collection