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'''Alternative name: Yellow-legged Flycatcher'''
 
'''Alternative name: Yellow-legged Flycatcher'''
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;[[:Category:Kempiella|Kempiella]] Microeca
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
 
12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
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====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
 
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
*''M. g. occidentalis'':
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:*Mountains of north-western [[New Guinea]]
 
:*Mountains of north-western [[New Guinea]]
*''M. g. griseoceps'':
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:*Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea
 
:*Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea
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:*Coastal north-eastern [[Queensland]] (eastern Cape York Peninsula to Silver Plains)
 
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Their main diet consists of insects, mostly gleaned in the upper canopy.
 
Their main diet consists of insects, mostly gleaned in the upper canopy.
 
==References==
 
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
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Revision as of 01:11, 13 November 2024

[[Image:139118 Yellow-leggedFlyrobin 3001copy.jpg|thumb|550px|right|[[Image:139118 Yellow-leggedFlyrobin 3001copy.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by janha
Iron Range National Park, Australia, November 2014]] by janha
Iron Range National Park, Australia, November 2014]] Alternative name: Yellow-legged Flycatcher

Kempiella Microeca

Microeca Microeca

Identification

12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)

  • Grey head
  • Whitish eye-ring

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indonesia, Moluccas
Australasia: New Guinea, Australia: Queensland and Melanesia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • K. g. occidentalis:
  • K. g. griseoceps:
  • Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea
  • K. g. kempi:
  • Coastal north-eastern Queensland (eastern Cape York Peninsula to Silver Plains)

Habitat

Rainforests, forest edges and clearings.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of insects, mostly gleaned in the upper canopy.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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