Myiagra cyanoleuca
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The satin flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. Males stand out with their blue-black feathers contrasting their white bellies, and the females with their bright orange throats. It breeds mostly in south-eastern Tasmania and Australia. It is declining throughout the eastern seaboard due to predation from the introduced Red Fox and habitat loss. It is a vagrant to New Zealand.
The satin flycatcher was originally described in the genus Platyrhynchos. Alternate names include satin Myiagra and satin Myiagra-flycatcher. The name Myiagra is derived from the Ancient Greek 'muia', meaning 'fly' (insect), and 'agreo', meaning 'seize' (thus, 'flycatcher'). Cyanoleuca is derived from 'cyanos' (blue) and 'leucos' (white).
The satin flycatcher is a member of the Monarchidae family, or the Monarchs, which contains around 100 small, passerine, insectivorous birds. The family stretches across much of the planet, with species living in Africa, Asia and the pacific amongst other areas.
The genus Myiagra is distinct from other members of the Monarchidae family by their obvious sexual dimorphism, egg patterns, and unpatterned crests... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Satin Flycatcher sighting in Maria Island National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 81 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Satin Flycatcher in Maria Island National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Satin Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Satin Flycatcher sightings, Maria Island National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Satin Flycatcher that you can see in Maria Island National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Australian Magpie (about 80%), Yellow Wattlebird (about 80%) and Grey Fantail (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Satin Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Maria Island National Park (24 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
