Learn what every symbol on the card means.Full credits and sources at beakbrain.com/symbols
ForestCup nestTiny · 12 g
What the Leaden Flycatcher sounds like
ID tip
The leaden flycatcher is 14.5–16 cm (6-6½ in) long and weighs around 10–15 g. It is a shiny lead-grey in colour with a brownish tinge to the wings, a bluish black bill, black legs and dark brown iris. The male has darker grey lores, and a white breast and belly, while the female has an orange-tan throat and breast with a white belly. The juvenile resembles the adult female, but with paler wing-edges.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
When to see the Leaden Flycatcher
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Leaden Flycatcher
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Leaden Flycatcher
The leaden flycatcher is a species of passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. Around 15 cm (6 in) in length, the male is lustrous azure with white underparts, while the female possesses leaden head, mantle and back and rufous throat and breast. It is found in eastern and northern Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests in the northern parts of its range, in the south and inland it is eucalypt woodland.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquietaIt is about 20 cm (8 in) long, with a glossy dark blue crest, a grey-blue back and white underparts.
Paperbark FlycatcherMyiagra nanaThe paperbark flycatcher is broadly similar to the restless flycatcher, with entirely black upperparts from the crown and sides of the head, in contrast with entirely white underparts from the throat to the vent.
Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alectoA long-tailed, slender songbird with fine bill.
Side by side: Leaden Flycatcher vs Restless Flycatcher · Leaden Flycatcher vs Shining Flycatcher
Learn the Leaden Flycatcher in the BeakBrain App
Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.
Play today's Daily BirdEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.