2 Leaden Flycatcher at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Myiagra rubecula | 12 Nov 2017 | ChrisDavey | ||
| Myiagra rubecula | 3 Nov 2017 | ArcherCallaway | ||
| Myiagra cyanoleuca | 31 Oct 2017 | ChrisDavey | ||
| Myiagra rubecula | 31 Oct 2017 | roymcd |
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User's notes
A Leaden Flycatcher looking rather sheik in the direct sunlight.
3 comments
ArcherCallaway
wrote:
3 Nov 2017
Hard one to call.
The breastband lacks a definite downcurved edge, and bird doesn't seem quite dark enough. Likelihood of Leaden is just generally higher. Greame Chapman's notes on differentiating Leaden from satin mentions the undertail shafts which is quite noticeable in this photo "Leaden Flycatcher males have a grey undertail with clear white feather shafts - male Satin Flycatchers have a plain, dark brown undertail in which the feather shafts are not noticeable." (http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=181&pg=1)
The breastband lacks a definite downcurved edge, and bird doesn't seem quite dark enough. Likelihood of Leaden is just generally higher. Greame Chapman's notes on differentiating Leaden from satin mentions the undertail shafts which is quite noticeable in this photo "Leaden Flycatcher males have a grey undertail with clear white feather shafts - male Satin Flycatchers have a plain, dark brown undertail in which the feather shafts are not noticeable." (http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=181&pg=1)
ChrisDavey
wrote:
13 Nov 2017
Given Ryu's comments on under tail I am happy to go with Leaden. I note also that Menkhorst et al p455 show a light grey undertail for Leaden and a blackish undertail for Satin.
roymcd
wrote:
13 Nov 2017
Thanks Chris and Ryu, I put this up as an interesting example of how in certain lighting conditions a Leaden can look very similar to a Satin.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.101269-35.326435
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 31 Oct 2017 12:57 PM Recorded on
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Species information
- Myiagra rubecula Scientific name
- Leaden Flycatcher Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 827.2m Recorded at altitude
- 390 images trained Machine learning
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