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Hi Chip,
I understand the difficulties. They are difficult.
However I am left with a question. I should first preface that I have no idea
where or what sort of habitat "Yanununbeyan SC" is, and I expect that the two
species breed in different types of habitat. Typically Leaden Flycatcher are a
woodland species & Satin Flycatcher are a forest species.
On what features do you base the conclusion that
there was "a large number of Satin flycatchers and a few Leaden flycatchers"?
What I mean is, given the difficulties you describe, how would you reach a
conclusion? I'm not suggesting your id or count is wrong or right.
The main reliable character, other than that the
male Satin Flycatcher is darker than the male Leaden Flycatcher, appears to be
the shape of the dividing line of the dark throat to white belly of the male.
Straight in Leaden Flycatcher & curved in Satin Flycatcher. HANZAB also says
that the Satin Flycatcher is much larger than the Leaden
Flycatcher.
Philip
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