Alternative names: Canary Flycatcher; Montane Flycatcher; Papuan Flycatcher
- Microeca papuana
Identification
11·5–13 cm
- Yellowish olive-green upperparts and face
- Olive-brown remiges
Distribution
Southeast Asia: Indonesia
Australasia: New Guinea, Melanesia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Montane forests, forest edges and clearings, at heights around 1800–2500 m, lower in some areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects, which includes beetles and weevils.
Breeding
In the Arfak mountains in the Vogelkop this species breed between September and October. During this period nests with one to 2 eggs and parents birds feeding chicks have been seen.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Canary Flyrobin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Canary_Flyrobin
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
