Varied
Sitella

Golden Whistler

Rufous Whistler

Grey
Shrikethrush

Leaden Flycatcher

Satin Flycatcher

Restless Flycatcher

Australian Magpie-lark

Rufous Fantail

Grey
Fantail
Willie Wagtail
Willie Wagtail


Sittellas: Family Neosittidae

Whistlers & Shrikethrushes: Family Pachycephalidae

Flycatchers: Family Dicruridae

Members of these families are primarily insectivorous, feeding in and around tree canopies. Sittellas forage systematically in family groups among the branches of tree canopies. The Varied Sittella is the only member of this family in Australia.

Whistlers and Shrike-thrushes ) forage solitarily in tree canopies, hopping quietly from branch to branch. Members of this family that have been infrequently recorded in the Garden Bird Survey include the Crested Shrike-tit (9) and the Olive Whistler (1).

Most Flycatchers sally forth from set perches and capture insects on the wing. The Magpie-lark, an overgrown flycatcher, is a resident terrestrial feeder, as is generally the Willie Wagtail. Most other Flycatchers are migratory or partially so. The Black-faced Monarch, an inhabitant of rain forest and wet eucalypt forest, is a rare visitor (6) to Canberra suburbs.

The Blackfaced Monarch is a rare visitor