Satin Flycatcher

1. Males have a glossy blue-black upper body with a sharply defined white belly.

2. Females show a grey-blue back and a rich orange-brown throat and breast.

3. Both sexes often quiver their tails and may display a small crest on the head

These birds feed mainly on flying insects, which they catch by sallying out from perches or by foraging among foliage. The breeding season runs from October to February. Nests are cup-shaped, made from bark and grass, bound with spider webs, and decorated with lichen for camouflage. Nests are usually placed on horizontal branches, sometimes high in the canopy. Both parents build the nest, incubate the eggs, and care for the young. After breeding, family groups may forage together before migration`.`

Satin Flycatchers are most often found in tall, moist eucalypt forests, especially in gullies and near streams, from northern Queensland through New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and into southeastern South Australia. They are migratory, breeding in the south during spring and summer, then moving north to northern Australia and New Guinea for the winter. They prefer the middle to upper canopy and can be elusive, blending well into dense foliage.