Myiagra rubecula
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The leaden flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula) is a species of passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. Around 15 cm (6 in) in length, the male is lustrous azure with white underparts, while the female possesses leaden head, mantle and back and rufous throat and breast. It is found in eastern and northern Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests in the northern parts of its range, in the south and inland it is eucalypt woodland.
The leaden flycatcher was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801, from an illustration of a female bird in the Watling drawings. He coined the English name "red-breasted tody" and classified it in the genus Todus. Its specific name, rubecula, comes from the Latin for robin. A local name around Sydney is frogbird, derived from its guttural call. Other variants of its common name include blue- or leaden-coloured flycatcher, leaden Myiagra and leaden Myiagra flycatcher.
The leaden flycatcher is a member of a group of birds termed monarch flycatchers. This group is considered either as a subfamily Monarchinae, together with the fantails as part... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Leaden Flycatcher sighting in Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, based on 165 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 103 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Leaden Flycatcher in Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, the lowest month. That is one of Nitmiluk National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 270 mm in January.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leaden Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Leaden Flycatcher sightings, Nitmiluk National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Daintree National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same genus: Myiagra
The closest relatives of the Leaden Flycatcher that you can see in Nitmiluk National Park (genus Myiagra, Myiagra Flycatchers) are Paperbark Flycatcher (about 20%) and Shining Flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Leaden Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Nitmiluk National Park (165 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
