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Satin FlycatcherAlternate name(s): "Shining Flycatcher*"; misnomer: "Satin Sparrow" Size: 15-17 cm Weight: 12-20 g |
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Photos |
Race "cyanoleuca"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Satin Flycatcher
[Guy Fawkes NP,
NSW, November 2006]
Frontal view of a male Satin Flycatcher (photo courtesy of
R. Plumtree)
[Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, November 2015]
Near-lateral view of a male Satin Flycatcher (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Namadgee NP, ACT, November 2013]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Satin Flycatcher (photo courtesy of
A. Campbell)
[Mount McEuen, QLD, February 2017]
Near-lateral view of a female Satin Flycatcher (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Namadgee NP, ACT, November 2013]
Distant lateral view of a female Satin Flycatcher
[Guy Fawkes NP,
NSW, November 2006]
Dorsal view of a female Satin Flycatcher (photo courtesy of
R. Plumtree)
[Old Coach Road, Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, December 2014]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of a juvenile Satin Flycatcher (photo courtesy of
R. Plumtree)
[Old Coach Road, Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, February 2018]
Lateral view of a juvenile Satin Flycatcher (photo courtesy of
R. Plumtree)
[Old Coach Road, Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, February 2018]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Oct - Jan | Eggs: 3 | Incubation period: 15 - 17(?) days | Fledging age: ca. 18? days |
Nest building: Female & male(?) | Incubation: Female & male | Dependent care: Female & male |
Satin Flycatchers may nest in loose associations, with several pairs nesting only about 50 m from each other. The nest is often located on an usually dead small branch, under a living larger branch.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Basket | Material: Bark strips, root fibres, webs | Height above ground: 5 - 25 m |
Satin Flycatcher nest; note how webs have been used to securely tie
it to a rough-barked branch
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, in November 2015]
Male Satin Flycatcher on its nest (photo courtesy of
R. Plumtree)
[Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, November 2015]
Female Satin Flycatcher on its nest (photo courtesy of
R. Plumtree)
[Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, November 2015]
This male Satin Flycatcher has cobwebs on its head...
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Wynnum, QLD, December 2017]
... because it is working on binding the base of its nest
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Wynnum, QLD, December 2017]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 20 x 15 mm | Colour: Creamy, with light-brown speckles | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Migratory | Elementary unit: Solitary/pair |
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Food, Diet |
Like all other members of the Myiagra family known to us, Satin Flycatchers are insect hunters (as their name already suggests).