G'day John,
I think your stating the obvious about the distribution.
Can you see anything about this bird that is wrong for Satin Flycatcher, I
can't.
Uniform satin blue/black, drooped down sides to breast demarcation, no pale
edges to secondaries and dark under surface of tail.
It may not be the first record.
Cheers Jeff.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Penhallurick
Sent: Sunday, 29 August 2010 1:43 PM
To: 'Jeff Davies'; 'Mike Carter'; 'Tom Tarrant'; 'Birding-aus'
Subject: 'Myiagra' Flycatcher
Dear All,
If it was a Satin Flycatcher it would be hundreds of miles west of its
normal range.
Dr John Penhallurick
86 Bingley Cres
Fraser A.C.T. 2615
Australia
email:
Phone: Home (612) 62585428
Mobile:0408585426
Please visit my website:http://www.worldbirdinfo.net
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Jeff Davies
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 1:07 PM
To: 'Mike Carter'; 'Tom Tarrant'; 'Birding-aus'
Subject: 'Myiagra' Flycatcher
Could they be Satin Flycatchers. Cheers Jeff.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Mike Carter
Sent: Sunday, 29 August 2010 9:27 AM
To: Tom Tarrant; Birding-aus
Subject: 'Myiagra' Flycatcher
Tom, I suspect that this is just aberrant plumage or a colour morph as I
have heard of birds like this before. For instance, Bill & Jack Moorhead had
a bird more extensively blue near Bundaberg and I received photos of a
wholly blue bird from Cape York.
Mike Carter
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mount Eliza VIC 3930
Tel (03) 9787 7136
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