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Leaden or Satin?

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Subject: Leaden or Satin?
From: Robin Eckermann <>
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 11:16:34 +1100
I struggle with differentiating these species. Philip Veerman kindly suggested a key difference is the line of demarcation on the chest - with that line dipping down for Leadens and going the other way for Satins. Yesterday I snapped this fellow on the lower SE slopes of Mt.Ainslie - and as you can see, the line is pretty much straight. However, there's a definite hint of "satiny blueness" about the head colouring, and in the second picture the underside of the tail is blackish - one of the other differentiating features according to my Simpson and Day guide. The calls were also much more like the examples in the Morcombe iPhone/iPad guide.


(click on thumbnails for larger view)

I would welcome any opinions from more experienced bird-watchers. If this is indeed a Satin Flycatchter I will be celebrating my 99th species photographed in the area (with some others seen/identified but not yet photographed).
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Regards ... Robin Eckermann
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