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Restless Flycatcher
Scientific Name: Myiagra inquieta
Description: The Restless Flycatcher has a glossy blue-black head, with a small crest, and is white below, from the chin to the undertail, with a blue-black bill surrounded by bristles. The back, wings and tail are darker grey and there may be a slight orange brown tint on the breast. Young birds are duller grey black above, with the throat and breast washed orange-brown. The slightly smaller northern Australian sub-species,nana, known as the Paperbark Flycatcher, has a smaller bill and has the glossy blue-black colouring extending further down the back. The Restless Flycatcher is an extremely mobile and active bird and is able to hover while feeding, uttering a grinding call that gives it yet another common name: Scissors Grinder.
Similar species: The Restless Flycatcher is often found in the same habitats as the similarly sized and patterned Willie Wagtail. However, this species has a white eyebrow, and its black colouring extends down the throat and onto the upper breast; it also has a more rounded, fanned tail which it characteristically 'wags' and it lacks the Restless Flycatcher's head crest.
Distribution: The Restless Flycatcher is found throughout northern and eastern mainland Australia, as well as in south-western Australia. It is also found in Papua New Guinea. The southern subspecies, inquieta, is found in south-western Australia and from eastern South Australia to Julia Creek and Mount Isa, Queensland. The northern subspecies,nana, is found from the Kimberley region, Western Australia, to Cooktown and Townsville, Queensland. The two subspecies do not seem to mix where their ranges meet in central eastern Queensland.
Habitat: The Restless Flycatcher is found in open forests and woodlands and is frequently seen in farmland.
Seasonal movements: South-eastern populations move north during winter.
Feeding: The Restless Flycatcher feeds on insects, as well as other invertebrates such as spiders and centipedes and usually feeds alone or in pairs. It is able to hover, hanging almost vertically in the air with its head and spread tail pointing downwards as it picks insects off the leaves. It rarely comes to the ground, preferring to 'hawk' for insects from perches in the mid-level of the canopy.
Breeding: The Restless Flycatcher builds a small cup-shaped nest of bark and grass bound with spider web, camoflaged with pieces of lichen and bark, and placed in a exposed position on a tree branch, often near or over water. Males and females both help to build the nest, incubate the eggs and feed the young. Up to three broods may be raised in one season and the young disperse quickly after fledging.
Calls: Continuous whirring or rasping hisses when hovering.
Minimum Size: 16cm
Maximum Size: 21cm
Average size: 19cm
Average weight: 20g
Breeding season: July to January in south; August to March in north
Clutch Size: 3 to 4
Incubation: 14 days
Nestling Period: 14 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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A rainy weekend in Bridgetown - but I was excited to this gorgeous bird. I've only seen them in the garden a couple of times - and both times close to the house checking the spider webs for bugs (you can just see some cobweb on his head). Hopefully I get more chances to get a decent photo in the future.
Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta), Bow Bowing Park, NSW, Australia
Ebird Checklist:
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The restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta), or restless Myiagra, 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.
Source: Wikipedia
Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia..
Brisbane,Thorne & Greenwell,1877..
My 200th photographed bird species! Which was supposed to be the endangered Regent Honeyeater, except that we didn't find any.
Many thanks for the visits, faves and comments. Cheers
Restless Flycatcher
Scientific Name: Myiagra inquieta
Description: The Restless Flycatcher has a glossy blue-black head, with a small crest, and is white below, from the chin to the undertail, with a blue-black bill surrounded by bristles. The back, wings and tail are darker grey and there may be a slight orange brown tint on the breast. Young birds are duller grey black above, with the throat and breast washed orange-brown. The slightly smaller northern Australian sub-species,nana, known as the Paperbark Flycatcher, has a smaller bill and has the glossy blue-black colouring extending further down the back. The Restless Flycatcher is an extremely mobile and active bird and is able to hover while feeding, uttering a grinding call that gives it yet another common name: Scissors Grinder.
Similar species: The Restless Flycatcher is often found in the same habitats as the similarly sized and patterned Willie Wagtail. However, this species has a white eyebrow, and its black colouring extends down the throat and onto the upper breast; it also has a more rounded, fanned tail which it characteristically 'wags' and it lacks the Restless Flycatcher's head crest.
Distribution: The Restless Flycatcher is found throughout northern and eastern mainland Australia, as well as in south-western Australia. It is also found in Papua New Guinea. The southern subspecies, inquieta, is found in south-western Australia and from eastern South Australia to Julia Creek and Mount Isa, Queensland. The northern subspecies,nana, is found from the Kimberley region, Western Australia, to Cooktown and Townsville, Queensland. The two subspecies do not seem to mix where their ranges meet in central eastern Queensland.
Habitat: The Restless Flycatcher is found in open forests and woodlands and is frequently seen in farmland.
Seasonal movements: South-eastern populations move north during winter.
Feeding: The Restless Flycatcher feeds on insects, as well as other invertebrates such as spiders and centipedes and usually feeds alone or in pairs. It is able to hover, hanging almost vertically in the air with its head and spread tail pointing downwards as it picks insects off the leaves. It rarely comes to the ground, preferring to 'hawk' for insects from perches in the mid-level of the canopy.
Breeding: The Restless Flycatcher builds a small cup-shaped nest of bark and grass bound with spider web, camoflaged with pieces of lichen and bark, and placed in a exposed position on a tree branch, often near or over water. Males and females both help to build the nest, incubate the eggs and feed the young. Up to three broods may be raised in one season and the young disperse quickly after fledging.
Calls: Continuous whirring or rasping hisses when hovering.
Minimum Size: 16cm
Maximum Size: 21cm
Average size: 19cm
Average weight: 20g
Breeding season: July to January in south; August to March in north
Clutch Size: 3 to 4
Incubation: 14 days
Nestling Period: 14 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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Restless Flycatcher Myagra inquieta 19-22cm The Restless Flycatcher has the most amazing call. As it builds up the sound reverberates throughout the surrounding bush/open woodland and is completely mesmerising. It has been called a scissor grinder as it has a similar mechanical sound. It has to be my all time favourite bird to listen to. Like most birds it does have a number of other calls but none with the buildup and volume of my favourite.
Rare visitor to these parts. Largest of the 6 species of “Myiagra” flycatchers. Constantly in motion and noticeable from its distinctive calls, one being a flycatcher “bzzzrt bzzzrt” and other a clear piping rapid “toowee toowee toowee”. Open forest and woodland and catches prey by hover or perch pouncing. Seen at Jerrabomberra Wetlands ACT.
A Restless Fylcatcher, aka Scissors Grinder gathering some nesting Material.
Stirling Ranges WA.
NIkon D3200
Sigma 150 500mm
Hand Hels
There are few more aptly named birds than the Restless Flycatcher. This bird is an exercise in perpetual motion, constantly moving from perch to perch and hawking insects. However, even that is not the bird's most distinctive feature. It could easily be called the Concrete Mixer Flycatcher, because its call sounds for all the world like a concrete mixer spinning a load of aggregate. I got this male on a cloudy day at the Peechelba Hall, a tin shed in the middle of the bush in rural Victoria.
Species #207.
On the hunt for prey.
Scientific name: Myiagra inquieta
Sex: Unknown
Location: Capertee Valley, NSW, Australia.
Restless Flycatcher Myagra inquieta 19-22cm The Restless Flycatcher has the most amazing call. As it builds up the sound reverberates throughout the surrounding bush/open woodland and is completely mesmerising. It has been called a scissor grinder as it has a similar mechanical sound. It has to be my all time favourite bird to listen to. Like most birds it does have a number of other calls but none with the buildup and volume of my favourite.
Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)
Capertee Valley,Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
10th. February 2008
Habitat found in: www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2277185718/in/set-7215760393...
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Not a pose I've seen one of these in before, they don't normally do much examining. This one was surprised... it flew from behind a tree to this branch and then realised I was there, so it was only in view for a second or so.
My wife Linda and I went camping up in north west of NSW on the weekend. Had a great time photographing birds and enjoying camping in the bush and relaxing by the camp fire. This bird and it's mate decided that the tree next to our tent was a great spot to spend time in and allowed full frame shots like this one. Restless Flycatchers make a most unusual grinding sound and in fact one of it's common names is "Scissors grinder". It was making that noise when I took this shot.