Myiagra alecto
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The shining flycatcher (Myiagra alecto) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in northern Australia, and from the Moluccas to the Bismarck Archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
A long-tailed, slender songbird with fine bill. Male entirely glossy blue-black. Female a rich chestnut above, white below, with black crown and face (in poor light, may appear dark above; compare Restless and Paperbark flycatchers). Song a clear whistled "towhit-too-towhit."
The shining flycatcher was originally described in the genus Drymophila and subsequently placed by some authorities in the genus Monarcha. Alternate names include common shining flycatcher, shining monarch, shining monarch flycatcher, shining Myiagra and shining Myiagra-flycatcher.
Found on the Aru Islands (south... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Territory Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Shining Flycatcher sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 492 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 200 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.
February
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Shining Flycatcher in Raja Ampat on a given day, against about 20% in June and September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shining 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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Shining Flycatcher sightings, Raja Ampat ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Daintree National Park (Australia, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Monarchidae
The closest relatives of the Shining Flycatcher that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Monarchidae, Monarch Flycatchers) are Frilled Monarch (about 30%), Golden Monarch (about 20%) and Spot-winged Monarch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shining Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Raja Ampat (492 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.
