Mathews · 1910-1927
Shining Flycatcher
Plate 409: Piezorhynchus alecto
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01Shining Flycatcher
Name changed; taxon retained
The historical and current names refer to the same accepted taxon. The connection does not require a split, lump or change of rank.
Name recorded with the platePiezorhynchus alecto
Name used todayMyiagra alectoShining Flycatcher
What connects the names
The historical identification has been reconciled with the current accepted taxon using the original plate context and the current checklist.
Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- The Birds of Australia, Volume 9
- Plate
- 11
- Creator
- Gregory M. Mathews; plates by J. G. Keulemans, Henrik Grönvold, H. Goodchild, G. E. Lodge and Roland Green
- Holding institution
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.