Satin Flycatcher
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The Satin Flycatcher is a species of bird
Bird
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 in the Monarchidae family.

Distribution

The Satin Flycatcher It is found in Australia
Australia
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, Indonesia
Indonesia
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, New Zealand
New Zealand
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, and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
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Its natural habitat
Habitat
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s are temperate forest
Forest
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s and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Description

Males are dark grey on their beak, eyes, legs and upper body with a white lower body. Females differ from males by having a more grayish upper body and light orange around their throat.

Breeding

The Satin Flycatcher breeds from October - February. 2 or 3 greenish blue with brown spotted eggs will be laid in a neat nest made of bark, spider's web and moss on a branch 5 – 25 m high.
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