Description In northern Australia, the broad-billed flycatcher is commonly found in moist forests and scrub surrounding permanent and seasonal fresh water areas such as billabongs and wet season marshes.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Adult rich blue-gray above, white below, with an orange throat and chest. Tail feathers are different lengths, creating staggered pattern; compare to Leaden Flycatcher, with tail feathers of roughly the same length.
Behavior
Hunts insects by gleaning from foliage and making short flycatching sallies from perches in mangroves and coastal forest.
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