Satin Flycatcher

Myiagra cyanoleuca(Vieillot, 1818)

Breeding Endemic

Order: PASSERIFORMES
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Myiagra

Commonness: Endemic
Best seen: Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

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.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range: East-central QLD to VIC and Tasmania (south-east Australia)
Non-breeding range: To north and east New Guinea, south-east satellites and Bismarck Arch. (rare)

03 · When