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Fairy Flycatcher vs Yellow-bellied Fantail

Fairy Flycatcher (Stenostira scita)

Fairy Flycatcher

Stenostira scita

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The fairy flycatcher is 11–12 cm in length. The adult is pale grey above with a black mask through the eye and a white supercilium. The wings are black with a long white stripe, and the long black tail has white sides. The throat is white, the breast is pale grey, and the belly is white with a pinkish-grey wash to its centre. The sexes are alike, but the juvenile is browner than the adult. The eye is brown and the bill and legs are black.

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Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-bellied Fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus)

Yellow-bellied Fantail

Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus

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It is about 8 cm (3.1 in) in size. It is yellow below and has a black eye-stripe, white wing-bar and broad black tail tipped white.

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Photo: Nabarunsadhya · Public domain

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