Satin Flycatcher
Myiagra cyanoleuca
The Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca) is a rare monarch flycatchers, paradise flycatchers, and shrikebill found in 3 countries, weighing about 18 g. The satin flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
About the Satin Flycatcher
The satin flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. Males stand out with their blue-black feathers contrasting their white bellies, and the females with their bright orange throats. It breeds mostly in south-eastern Tasmania and Australia. It is declining throughout the eastern seaboard due to predation from the introduced Red Fox and habitat loss. It is a vagrant to New Zealand.
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How to identify it
The satin flycatcher is a small bird, around 17 cm tall, and weighing around 17g. They have a small, sharp, pointed beak used for catching small invertebrates (insects). The species has sexually dimorphic characteristics; the male birds are a glossy black-blue colour, with a white belly and small crest upon their head, while the females are a dusty brown-grey colour with a bright orange chest and throat, and a white belly. They stand upright, and their tail feathers spread out to form a 'fan' shape.
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Satin Flycatcher?
- The satin flycatcher is a small bird, around 17 cm tall, and weighing around 17g. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Satin Flycatcher?
- The Satin Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.
- Where can you see a Satin Flycatcher?
- The Satin Flycatcher occurs in 3 countries, including Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
- What birds look similar to a Satin Flycatcher?
- The Satin Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Broad-billed Flycatcher, the Shining Flycatcher and the Palau Flycatcher.
- Is the Satin Flycatcher endangered?
- The Satin Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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